T6A - Fixed and variable resistors; Capacitors; Inductors; Fuses; Switches; Batteries - [[T6A01]] (B) What electrical component opposes the flow of current in a DC circuit? #card - A. Inductor - B. Resistor - C. Inverter - D. Transformer -- - [[T6A02]] (C) What type of component is often used as an adjustable volume control? #card - A. Fixed resistor - B. Power resistor - C. Potentiometer - D. Transformer -- - [[T6A03]] (B) What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer? #card - A. Inductance - B. Resistance - C. Capacitance - D. Field strength -- - [[T6A04]] (B) What electrical component stores energy in an electric field? #card - A. Varistor - B. Capacitor - C. Inductor - D. Diode -- - [[T6A05]] (D) What type of electrical component consists of conductive surfaces separated by an insulator? #card - A. Resistor - B. Potentiometer - C. Oscillator - D. Capacitor -- - [[T6A06]] (C) What type of electrical component stores energy in a magnetic field? #card - A. Varistor - B. Capacitor - C. Inductor - D. Diode -- - [[T6A07]] (D) What electrical component is typically constructed as a coil of wire? #card - A. Switch - B. Capacitor - C. Diode - D. Inductor -- - [[T6A08]] (C) What is the function of an SPDT switch? #card - A. A single circuit is opened or closed - B. Two circuits are opened or closed - C. A single circuit is switched between one of two other circuits - D. Two circuits are each switched between one of two other circuits -- - [[T6A09]] (A) What electrical component is used to protect other circuit components from current overloads? #card - A. Fuse - B. Thyratron - C. Varactor - D. All these choices are correct -- - [[T6A10]] (D) Which of the following battery chemistries is rechargeable? #card - A. Nickel-metal hydride - B. Lithium-ion - C. Lead-acid - D. All these choices are correct -- - [[T6A11]] (B) Which of the following battery chemistries is not rechargeable? #card - A. Nickel-cadmium - B. Carbon-zinc - C. Lead-acid - D. Lithium-ion -- - [[T6A12]](A) What type of switch is represented by component 3 in figure T-2? #card - A. Single-pole single-throw - B. Single-pole double-throw - C. Double-pole single-throw - D. Double-pole double-throw