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ASVAB Electronics Information Practice Test

In an electronic circuit, a thermocouple is used to:

Open or close a circuit at a designated temperature

Keep the circuit at a designated safe temperature

Connect the circuit to ground Link the temperature of one component in the circuit to that of another component in the circuit

In household electrical wiring, which color of insulation indicates the 'hot' wire?
Copper

Red

Black

Green

A circuit with a 120-volt power supply is protected by a 5-amp circuit breaker. What is the largest number of watts an appliance on this circuit can safely use?
600W

2.4W

6,000W

24.0W

Regarding magnets, what is the ease with which a substance passes magnetic lines?
Magnetic flux

Retentivity

Permeability

Reluctance

This is the circuit symbol for a _______________

Resistor

Transistor

AC Power Supply

Capacitor

Solutions

In an electronic circuit, a thermocouple is used to:

Open or close a circuit at a designated temperature

Keep the circuit at a designated safe temperature

Connect the circuit to ground Link the temperature of one component in the circuit to that of another component in the circuit

SOLUTION
A thermocouple is a thermal sensor that works like a switch to either open or close a part of the circuit at a designated temperature.

In household electrical wiring, which color of insulation indicates the 'hot' wire?
Copper

Red

Black

Green

SOLUTION
In the NM cable used for wiring homes, each cable has three wires inside a sheath with each wire covered in a different color of insulation to indicate its type. The wire with the black insulation is the 'hot' wire, white is the neutral wire, and the ground wire is either covered in green insulation or left bare.

A circuit with a 120-volt power supply is protected by a 5-amp circuit breaker. What is the largest number of watts an appliance on this circuit can safely use?
600W

2.4W

6,000W

24.0W

SOLUTION
Wattage is current multiplied by voltage: W = IV. So, the maximum amount of power a 120-volt circuit with a 5A circuit breaker would allow is 120V x 5A = 600W.

Regarding magnets, what is the ease with which a substance passes magnetic lines?
Magnetic flux

Retentivity

Permeability

Reluctance

SOLUTION
Magnets have several properties that describe them. Permeability is the ease with which a substance passes magnetic lines and reluctance, its opposite, is the opposition that a substance offers to magnetic lines. Retentivity measures the degree to which a substance remains magnetized after the magnetizing force is removed. Magnetic flux is the quantity of magnetism expressed by total number of magnetic lines of force and flux density measures the strength of magnetic flux across a unit of area (typically 1 cm2).

This is the circuit symbol for a _______________

Resistor

Transistor

AC Power Supply

Capacitor

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