ASVAB Electronics Information Practice Test 158064 Results

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1

Silver and gold are among the most highly conductive elements. Why is copper used much more often as a conductor in electrical circuits?

80% Answer Correctly

all of these

silver and gold are costly

silver and gold are brittle

copper is durable and relatively cheap


Solution

All conductors have resistance and the amount of resistance varies with the element.  But, resistance isn't the only consideration when choosing a conductor as the most highly conductive elements like silver and gold are also more expensive and more brittle than slightly less conductive elements like copper. A balance needs to be struck between the electrical qualities of a material and its cost and durability.


2

The joule is a unit of measurement for:

67% Answer Correctly

power

resistance

energy

capacitance


Solution

The joule is a unit of measurement for energy.


3

Which of the following is a characteristic of batteries connected in parallel?

52% Answer Correctly

the positive terminal of one battery is connected to the negative terminal of the next

total current equals the sum of the individual battery currents

total current equals the average of the individual battery currents

one connection is made between each adjacent battery


Solution

You can multiply the voltage or the current supplied by individual batteries by connecting them together either in series or in parallel. The characteristics of batteries connected in parallel are that total voltage equals the average of the individual battery voltages, total current equals the sum of the individual battery currents, the positive terminal of one battery is connected to the positive terminal of the next, the negative terminal of one battery is connected to the negative terminal of the next, and two connections are made between each adjacent battery.


4 Use Ohm's Law to calculate the value of current in this circuit if voltage is 800 volts and resistance is 80 Ω.
81% Answer Correctly
9 A
13 A
11.5 A
10 A

Solution

Ohm's law specifies the relationship between voltage (V), current (I), and resistance (R) in an electrical circuit: V = IR.

Solved for current, I = \( \frac{V}{R} \) = \( \frac{800}{80} \) = 10 A


5

The voltage output of a transformer primarily depends on which of the following?

57% Answer Correctly

the number of turns in the wire of the coils

the diameter of the coils

the conductor used for the wire in the coils

the diameter of the wire in the coils


Solution

A transformer utilizes an inductor to increase or decrease the voltage in a circuit. AC flowing in a coil wrapped around an iron core magnetizes the core causing it to produce a magnetic field. This magnetic field generates a voltage in a nearby coil of wire and, depending on the number of turns in the wire of the primary (source) and secondary coils and their proximity, voltage is induced in the secondary coil.