ASVAB Electronics Information Practice Test 801473 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1 How would you connect 6 [9V 5A] batteries to achieve a combined power output of 27V 15A?
66% Answer Correctly
series-parallel
series
parallel
perpendicular

Solution

Connecting the 6 batteries in series multiplies their voltage while keeping their current the same yielding a 54V 5A configuration. Connecting the 6 batteries in parallel multiplies their current while keeping their voltage the same yieleding a 9V 30A configuration. Using a series-parallel connection, 3 batteries can be connected in series and 3 can be connected in parallel resulting in a 27V 15A configuration.


2

Resistance is opposition to which of the following?

70% Answer Correctly

impedance

current

voltage

conductance


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.


3 How would you connect 6 [15V 5A] batteries to achieve a combined power output of 15V 30A?
51% Answer Correctly
parallel
series-parallel
orthogonal
series

Solution

Connecting the 6 batteries in series multiplies their voltage while keeping their current the same yielding a 90V 5A configuration. Connecting the 6 batteries in parallel multiplies their current while keeping their voltage the same yieleding a 15V 30A configuration. Using a series-parallel connection, 3 batteries can be connected in series and 3 can be connected in parallel resulting in a 45V 15A configuration.


4

One of the lights on your Christmas tree burns out and this causes the rest of the lights connected to that strand to go dark. How are the lights in that strand connected?

73% Answer Correctly

series-parallel

perpendicular

parallel

series


Solution

Lights connected in series form a chain with each light connecting to adjacent lights via one wire. Therefore, if one of the lights burns out and breaks the series, none of the other lights will receive power and they'll go dark. Lights connected in parallel each connect to the positive and negative nodes of the power source and would not go dark if one of their neighbors burnt out.


5

Which of the following will increase the magnetic field produced by the electric current in a wire?

67% Answer Correctly

construct the wire from insulative material

construct the wire from conductive material

wrap the wire around a ceramic core

wind the wire into a coil


Solution

A moving electric current produces a magnetic field proportional to the amount of current flow. This magnetic field can be made stronger by winding the wire into a coil and further enhanced if done around an iron containing (ferrous) core.