ABYC MARINE ELECTRICAL CERTIFICATION
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
◉ Which is equal to one kilovolt? Answer: One thousand volts
◉ Which is equal to one microvolt? Answer: One one-millionth of a
volt
◉ Which is equal to 500 milliwatts? Answer: 0.5 watts
◉ Which is equal to 3000 milliamperes? Answer: 3 amperes
◉ What is the abbreviation for kilohertz? Answer: kHz
◉ What is the abbreviation for megahertz? Answer: MHz
◉ Which is equal to 3.525 MHz? Answer: 3525 kHz
◉ Which is equal to 28400 kHz? Answer: 28.400 MHz
,◉ Which is equal to 2425 MHz? Answer: 2.425 GHz
◉ Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads? Answer: 1 microfarad
◉ Which decibel value most closely represents a power increase
from 5 watts to 10 watts? Answer: 3 dB
◉ Which decibel value most closely represents a power decrease
from 12 watts to 3 watts? Answer: -6 dB
◉ Which decibel value represents a power increase from 20 watts to
200 watts? Answer: 10 dB
◉ What electrical component opposes the flow of current in a DC
circuit? Answer: Resistor
◉ What type of component is often used as an adjustable volume
control? Answer: Potentiometer
◉ What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?
Answer: Resistance
◉ What type of electrical component consists of conductive surfaces
separated by an
, insulator? Answer: Capacitor
◉ What electrical component stores energy in an electric field?
Answer: Capacitor
◉ What type of electrical component consists of conductive surfaces
separated by an
insulator? Answer: Capacitor
◉ What describes the ability to store energy in an electric field?
Answer: Capacitance
◉ What is the unit of capacitance? Answer: The farad
◉ What electrical component is typically constructed as a coil of
wire? Answer: Inductor
◉ What type of electrical component stores energy in a magnetic
field? Answer: Inductor
◉ What describes the ability to store energy in a magnetic field?
Answer: Inductance
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
◉ Which is equal to one kilovolt? Answer: One thousand volts
◉ Which is equal to one microvolt? Answer: One one-millionth of a
volt
◉ Which is equal to 500 milliwatts? Answer: 0.5 watts
◉ Which is equal to 3000 milliamperes? Answer: 3 amperes
◉ What is the abbreviation for kilohertz? Answer: kHz
◉ What is the abbreviation for megahertz? Answer: MHz
◉ Which is equal to 3.525 MHz? Answer: 3525 kHz
◉ Which is equal to 28400 kHz? Answer: 28.400 MHz
,◉ Which is equal to 2425 MHz? Answer: 2.425 GHz
◉ Which is equal to 1,000,000 picofarads? Answer: 1 microfarad
◉ Which decibel value most closely represents a power increase
from 5 watts to 10 watts? Answer: 3 dB
◉ Which decibel value most closely represents a power decrease
from 12 watts to 3 watts? Answer: -6 dB
◉ Which decibel value represents a power increase from 20 watts to
200 watts? Answer: 10 dB
◉ What electrical component opposes the flow of current in a DC
circuit? Answer: Resistor
◉ What type of component is often used as an adjustable volume
control? Answer: Potentiometer
◉ What electrical parameter is controlled by a potentiometer?
Answer: Resistance
◉ What type of electrical component consists of conductive surfaces
separated by an
, insulator? Answer: Capacitor
◉ What electrical component stores energy in an electric field?
Answer: Capacitor
◉ What type of electrical component consists of conductive surfaces
separated by an
insulator? Answer: Capacitor
◉ What describes the ability to store energy in an electric field?
Answer: Capacitance
◉ What is the unit of capacitance? Answer: The farad
◉ What electrical component is typically constructed as a coil of
wire? Answer: Inductor
◉ What type of electrical component stores energy in a magnetic
field? Answer: Inductor
◉ What describes the ability to store energy in a magnetic field?
Answer: Inductance
