1. Alternating current can be D. Ac can be readily maximum at the most 13.

The magnetic field

defined as current that varies stepped up or down negative point of the surrounding a straight
in 4. A waveform is a graphic conductor conductor is (a) what shape,
plot of what quantities? 10. Which of the following and (b) is in what position
A. amplitude and relative to the conductor?
direction factors determine(s) the
A. Current versus time intensity of a magnetic field
B. magnitude and phase A. (a) Linked oblong (b)
B. Amplitude versus time surrounding a coil? Parallel
C. amplitude and time C. Voltage versus A. The amount of current B. (a) Concentric circles
D. time and phase amplitude flow through the coil (b) Parallel
2. Before a 120-volt dc source D. Magnitude versus B. The type of core C. (a) Linked oblong (b)
can be used to power a 12- amplitude material Perpendicular
volt load, the voltage must be 5. Which of the following
reduced. Which of the C. The number of turns in D. (a) Concentric circles
properties surrounds a the conductor (b) Perpendicular
following methods can be current-carrying conductor?
used? D. All of these 14. Why is a two-pole
A. A magnetic field 11. When you grasp a coil in magnetic field set up around a
A. A resistor placed in coil?
parallel with the load B. A repulsive force your left hand with your thumb
C. An attractive force pointing in the direction of the A. Because separate
B. A resistor placed in north pole, your fingers will be
series with the load D. An electrostatic field lines of magnetic force
wrapped around the coil in the link and combine their
C. A step-down 9. Which of the following direction of the effects
transformer placed in statements accurately
series with load describes the magnetic field A. voltage potential B. Because concentric
surrounding a current-carrying B. magnetic field lines of force cross at
D. A step-down right angles and
transformer placed in conductor? C. current flow combine.
parallel-with the load A. It is parallel to and D. south pole C. Because lines of force
3. Alternating current has equal along all parts of 12. The power consumed in a are separated and bent
replaced direct current in the conductor conductor in realigning the at the coil ends
modern transmission systems B. It is parallel to and atoms which set up the
because it has which of the D. Because separate
maximum at the most magnetic field is known as lines of force are
following advantages? negative part of the what type of loss? attracted to the two poles
A. Ac can be transmitted conductor of the coil
A. Hysteresis loss
with no line loss C. It is perpendicular to 15. When a conductor is
and equal along all parts B. Magnetic loss
B. Ac can be transmitted moving parallel to magnetic
at higher current levels of the conductor C. Field loss lines of force, (a) what relative
C. Ac can be transmitted D. It is perpendicular to D. Heat loss number of magnetic lines are
at lower voltage levels the conductor and
cut, and (b) what relative
value of emf is induced?
A. (a) Minimum, (b)
maximum
B. (a) Minimum, (b)
minimum
C. (a) Maximum, (b)
maximum
D. (a) Maximum, (b)
minimum
16. When the induced voltage
in a conductor rotating in a
magnetic field is plotted
against the degrees of
rotation, the plot will take what
shape?
A. A circle
B. A sine curve
C. A square wave
D. A straight line
17. When a loop of wire is
rotated through 360º in a
magnetic field, the induced
voltage will be zero at which
of the following points?
A. 45º
B. 90º
C. 180º
D. 270º
18. When a loop of wire is
rotated 360º in a magnetic
field, at what points will the
induced voltage reach its
maximum (a) positive, and (b)
negative values?
A. (a) 0º , (b) 180º
B. (a) 0º , (b) 270º
C. (a) 90º , (b) 180º
D. (a) 90º , (b) 270º
19. When a coil of wire makes
eight complete revolutions
through a single magnetic
field, (a) what total number of
alternations of voltage will be
generated
and, (b) what total number of
cycles of ac will be
generated?
A. (a) 32, (b) 16
B. (a) 16, (b) 8
C. (a) 8, (b) 4
D. (a) 4, (b) 2
20. According to the left-hand
rule for generators, when your
thumb points in the direction
of rotation, your (a) forefinger
and (b) your middle finger will
indicate the relative directions
of what quantities?
A. (a) Current, (b)
Magnetic flux, south to
north
B. (a) Current, (b)
Magnetic flux, north to
south
C. (a) Magnetic flux, A. 1 Hz
south to north, (b) B. 60 Hz
Current
C. 120 Hz
D. (a) Magnetic flux,
north to south, (b) D. 360 Hz
Current 25. An ac voltage of 250 hertz
has a period of
21. Continuous rotation of a
conductor through magnetic
A. 0.004 second
lines of force will produce
what type of (a) voltage and B. 0.025 second
(b) waveform? C. 0.4 second
A. (a) Ac, (b) sine wave D. 2.5 seconds
26. What is the approximate
B. (a) Dc, (b) continuous
level frequency of an ac voltage
that has a period of .0006
C. (a) Ac, (b) sawtooth
second?
D. (a) Dc, (b) pulsating
wave A. 6 Hz
22. What is the term for the B. 16.67 Hz
number of complete cycles of C. 600 Hz
ac produced in one second?
D. 1667 Hz
A. Period 37. An ac voltage has a
frequency of 350 Hz. In two
B. Waveform
seconds, what total number of
C. Frequency times will the peak value of
D. Wavelength voltage be generated?
23. What is the unit of A. 350 times
measurement for frequency?
B. 700 times
A. Cycle C. 1400 times
B. Hertz
D. 2800 times
C. Period
38. The value of current of an
D. Maxwell ac waveform taken at any
24. A loop of wire rotating at particular moment of time is
what type of value?
60 rpm in a magnetic field will
produce an ac voltage of what A. Average value
frequency?
 B. Effective value cycle of an ac waveform with B. 0.9 amperes A. 170 volts
C. Instantaneous value a peak value of 60 volts? C. 1.7 amperes B. 120 volts
D. Peak-to-peak value A. 0 volts D. 1.9 amperes C. 85 volts
39. While the value of an ac B. 38 volts 47. The value of alternating D. 76 volts
voltage may be expressed as C. 76 volts current that will heat a resistor 51. An ac voltmeter is usually
one of several values, the to the same temperature as calibrated to read which of the
accepted practice is to D. 128 volts an equal value of direct following ac values?
express it as what type value? 43. If an ac voltage has an current is known as
Emax of 220 volts, what is Eavg? A. Average
A. Average value A. Iavg
A. 50 volts B. Effective
B. Instantaneous value B. Ieff
B. 140 volts C. Peak
C. Peak-to-peak value C. Iin
C. 156 volts D. Peak-to-peak
D. Effective value D. Imax
D. 311 volts 52. If the maximum value for
40. The total of ten 48. The rms value for an ac an ac voltage is known, the
instantaneous values of an 44. If an ac waveform has a voltage is equal to what other Eeff can be found by using
alternation divided by ten is peak-to-peak value of 28 ac value? which of the following
equal to what value? volts, what is Eavg? formulas?
A. Eavg
A. The peak value A. 40 volts B. Emax A. Eeff = Emax/0.636
B. The average value B. 20 volts C. Eeff B. Eeff = Emax/0.707
C. The instantaneous C. 18 volts D. Ein C. Eeff = Emax x 0.707
value D. 9 volts 49. What value will result by D. Eeff = Emax x 1.414
D. The effective value 45. If an ac waveform has a squaring all values for Einst, 53. If the Ieff of an ac
41. Which of the following peak value of 4.5 amperes, averaging these values, and waveform is 3.25 amperes,
mathematical formulas is used what is its average value? then taking the square root of what is Imax?
to find the average value of that average?
voltage for an ac voltage? A. 2.9 amperes A. 4.6 amperes
B. 3.2 amperes A. Eavg
A. Eavg = 0.707 x Emax B. 2.3 amperes
C. 5.7 amperes B. Emax
B. Eavg = 1.414 x Eeff C. 2.1 amperes
D. 6.4 amperes C. Eeff
C. Eavg = 0.636 x Emax D. 1.6 amperes
46. If the average value of D. Ein
D. Eavg = 0.226 x Eeff 54. If the rms value of the
current of an ac waveform is 50. The accepted, nominal voltage of an ac waveform is
42. What is the average value 1.2 amperes, what is its value for household power in 12.4 volt what is its average
of all of the instantaneous maximum value of current? the United States is 120-volts, value? (Hint: compute
voltages occurring during one 60 Hz. What is the value of Emaxfirst.)
A. 0.8 amperes maximum voltage?
 A. 8 volts D. 25.52 amperes
B. 11 volts 64. If Eeff is 150 volts and
C. 15 volts Imax is 4.5 amperes, what is
the total resistance (RT) of a
D. 18 volts circuit?
61. Which of the following is
an important rule to remember A. 21.2
when using Ohm's Law to B. 23.6
solve ac circuit problems? C. 33.3
A. Always solve for D. 47.1
resistance first
B. Give the answer as
effective value
C. Never mix values
D. Convert all given
values to effective before
attempting to solve
62. An ac circuit is composed
of three 20 - ohm resistors
connected in parallel. The
average voltage supplied to
this circuit is 62-volts ac. What
is the maximum current?
A. 9.3 amperes
B. 14.6 amperes
C. 17.5 amperes
D. 22.5 amperes
63. If the ac source in
question 1-62 is raised to an
average value of 120 volts,
what is the Ieff?
A. 11.48 amperes
B. 12.70 amperes
C. 20.01 amperes