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Electricity Quiz 1

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The most common form of electrical generation today is done by the burning of oil in a furnace to create heat to power large electrical generators.
 

 2. 

It is common for a Primary Distribution Line to carry current anywhere from 7,200 to 12,500 volts.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 3. 

What is Electricity?
a.
The flow of charged particles through a substance
c.
Electrical current that is charged to a specific amount of volts.
b.
The flow of electrons from one atom to another
d.
Charged electrical particles which give energy to atoms to complete a given task.
 

 4. 

What are the two forms of energy?
a.
Point and Non Point
c.
Recyclable and  Renewable
b.
Source and Non Source
d.
Renewable and Non Renewable
 

 5. 

After the electricity has left the Step-up Transformer it is common to have about how many volts in a transformer line?
a.
75,000
c.
23,000
b.
198,000
d.
138,000
 

Matching
 
 
Please match the following terms to the correct definition.
a.
Secondary Distribution Line
d.
Substation
b.
Step-up Transformer
e.
High Line
c.
Powdered Fuel
 

 6. 

Coal that is crushed to a fine powder and then burned to create energy.
 

 7. 

To send electricity over long distances economically, it must be sent through this devise to boost the amount of voltage being sent through the lines.
 

 8. 

Once the electricity has been boosted, it is sent over these lines to get it to the general vicinity of the customer.
 

 9. 

After the electricity has reached the general area of the customer it has to be stepped down to a more manageable and safe amount of voltage here.
 



 
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