1.

The type of current where current keeps changing direction

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Direct Current
Alternating Current
Electron Flow
Voltage
2.What colour is the earth wire in a three pin plug?
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Brown
Blue
Green and yellow
red
3.What is the purpose of the earth wire in a three pin plug?
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To provide a return path and complete the circuit.
To provide a return path for the current to the earth in case of electrical fault
To carry the electric current to the device
To increase the cost
4.What is the purpose of the neutral wire in a three pin plug?
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To provide a return path and complete the circuit.
To provide a return path for the current to the earth in case of electrical fault
To carry the electric current to the device
To neutralize the current.
5.What is the purpose of the live wire in a three pin plug?
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To provide a return path and complete the circuit.
To provide a return path for the current to the earth in case of electrical fault
To carry the electric current to the device
To decorate the wire
6.Electrical energy enters the home at approximately...
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25,000 V
132 kV
230 V
110 kV
7.What is the potential of the earth wire?
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230V
100V
Close to 0V
 0V
8.Why is electric cable often made of several copper strands twisted together?
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That makes the cable more conductive.
That makes the cable flexible.
That makes the cable less expensive.
That makes the cable more beautiful.
9.What component protects the appliance from overloading which could start
a fire?
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Earth Wire
Neutral Wire
live wire
Fuse
10.What colour is the live wire in a three pin plug?
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Brown
Blue
Green and yellow
white
11.A device that contains a thin strip of metal that melts easily if the current in
the circuit is too high
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Fuse
resistor
earth wire
battery
12.what happens to a 3A fuse when the current reaches 3.1 amps?
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it sets alight
it melts
it explodes
it cracks
13. what happens to a 15A fuse when the current reaches 3 amps?
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it melts
it explodes
it cracks
nothing happens
14.A ......... is the copper conductor inside the cable.
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 core
center
backbone
main wire
15.A connection that allows current to take the path of least resistance is a
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short circuit
long circuit
parallel circuit
series circuit
16.The switch must always be wired into ......... of the supply to the appliance
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the earth wire
the live wire
the neutral wire
the blue wire
17.Why is the earth pin longer than the other two in the plug of an appliance?
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To strengthen the connection.
To connect the appliance to the main more securely.
To make sure that the appliance is earthed all the time it is connected to the mains
To reduce the current loss.
18.The body of the mains plug is made from plastic or hard rubber because
they are:
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flexible.
insulators.
cheap.
lightweight.
19.What is the term for a reusable safety switch that breaks the circuit when
the current gets too high?
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third prong
fuse
circuit breaker
short circuit
20.What is the difference between a fuse and a circuit breaker?
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a fuse can only be used once and a circuit breaker is reusable
a fuse is reusable and a circuit breaker can only be used once
both fuses and circuit breakers can only be used once
 both fuses and circuit breakers are reusable
21.The most important component of a thermal circuit breaker is .....
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metallic contacts
a bimetallic strip
a reset button
an insulating cover
22.A residual current circuit breaker (RCCB) switches off the mains supply to an
appliance when ....
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it detects a leakage of current to earth or to another circuit
it detects a person coming close to the equipment.
it detects a water leakage on the floor.
it detects overheating
23.Why does a person accidentally touching both live and neutral wires at the
same time in the circuit with a residual current circuit breaker (RCCB) receive a
shock?
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The RCCB malfunctions
The live and neutral currents are unequal
The the live and neutral currents are still equal
A leakage is detected.
24.When the RCCB detects that the live and neutral currents are unequal
it .........
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switches on the supply
turns on a light.
turns on a horn.
switches off the supply
25.Another name of the socket is ......
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male plug
female plug
slot
output
26.What does the word "earth wire" mean in Vietnamese?
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đất dây
cáp đất
dây nối đất
dây trái đất
27.What does the word "live wire" mean in Vietnamese?
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dây sống
dây trực tiếp
dây có điện, dây nóng
dây trung tính
28.What does the word "circuit breaker" in a transmission station mean in
Vietnamese?
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thiết bị đóng cắt
rơ le
áp tô mát
đứt mạch
29.What does the word "circuit breaker" in a home wiring system mean in
Vietnamese?
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thiết bị đóng cắt
cầu chì
áp tô mát
cầu dao
30.What does the word "Residual Current Circuit Breaker" mean in
Vietnamese?
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thiết bị ngắt mạch dư
thiết bị ngắt dòng điện dư
thiết bị quá tải
thiết bị chống rò rỉ