Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Toppenish High School -Proper nomenclature for electricity

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
Alternating Current (AC)   show
🗑
show A unit of measurement for electrical current flow  
🗑
Bonding   show
🗑
Branch Circuit   show
🗑
Circuit Breakers   show
🗑
Code Corrections   show
🗑
Direct Current (DC)   show
🗑
show This is wired into an outlet box. And will allow you to plug in electrical devices.  
🗑
show Electrical Metallic Tubing  
🗑
Fixture   show
🗑
show connections blow apart and break the circuit if an overload or short occurs.  
🗑
GFI (Ground Fault Interrupter)   show
🗑
show Connected to earth or to some conducting body that serves in place of the earth.  
🗑
show A system or circuit conductor that is intentionally grounded.  
🗑
Grounding Conductor   show
🗑
show An inverter takes DC power from a 12-volt battery and converts it to household AC power.  
🗑
show A metal or plastic box used to enclose splice connections.  
🗑
OHM   show
🗑
show A point on a wiring system at which current is taken to supply electrical devices. A receptacle is placed in an outlet.  
🗑
Pigtail   show
🗑
show Power sources located throughout a building to provide electricity where needed.  
🗑
Romex   show
🗑
show A short duration high voltage condition. May last for several cycles.  
🗑
show Circuit interruption devices used to control the flow of electricity to lights, appliances, and outlets.  
🗑
show A low voltage electronic switching device that monitors temperatures inside the home and turns on and off the heating or cooling system in the home.  
🗑
show Three separate outputs from a single source with a phase differential of 120 electrical degrees between any two adjacent voltages or currents.  
🗑
show This type of cable is used mostly for direct burial in the earth. This is a branch circuit cable that also can be used for outside wiring.  
🗑
show A unit that measures the amount of electrical pressure.  
🗑
show A unit that measures the amount of electrical power.  
🗑
Wirenut   show
🗑
show A distribution network of wire that conducts electricity to receptacles, switches and appliances throughout a building/home to provide electricity where needed.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: rliving01
Popular Agriculture sets