ASVAB Electronics Information Practice Test 583214 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.35
Score 0% 67%

Review

1 Use Ohm's Law to calculate the value of current in this circuit if voltage is 800 volts and resistance is 80 Ω.
80% Answer Correctly
10 A
15 A
5 A
30 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


2

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 average of the individual battery currents

one connection is made between each adjacent battery

total current equals the sum of the individual battery currents


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.


3

This circuit component symbol represents a(n):

72% Answer Correctly

resistor

potentiometer

inductor

capacitor


Solution

Resistors are used to limit voltage and/or current in a circuit and can have a fixed or variable resistance.  Variable resistors (often called potentiometers or rheostats) are used when dynamic control over the voltage/current in a circuit is needed, for example, in a light dimmer or volume control.


4

Resistance is opposition to which of the following?

70% Answer Correctly

impedance

current

conductance

voltage


Solution

Resistance is opposition to the flow of current and is measured in ohms (Ω). One ohm is defined as the amount of resistance that will allow one ampere of current to flow if one volt of voltage is applied. As resistance increases, current decreases as resistance and current are inversely proportional.


5

An inductor __________ changes in the electric current flowing through it.

61% Answer Correctly

resists

enhances

eliminates

doubles


Solution

An inductor is coiled wire that stores electric energy in the form of magnetic energy and resists changes in the electric current flowing through it. If current is increasing, the inductor produces a voltage that slows the increase and, if current is decreasing, the magnetic energy in the coil opposes the decrease to keep the current flowing longer. In contrast to capacitors, inductors allow DC to pass easily but resist the flow of AC.