AMT: General Oral & Practical Exam Guide Questions and Answers Updated 2026

AMT: General Oral & Practical Exam
Guide Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatAconstitutesAaAcapacitor?A-AAnswer✓ATwoAconductorsAseparatedAbyAanAinsulator.



WhatAisAtheApurposeAofAaAcapacitor?A-
AAnswer✓AItAstoresAelectricalAenergyAinAelectrostaticAfields.



DoesAaAcapacitorAinAanAACAcircuitAcauseAtheAcurrentAtoAleadAorAlagAtheAvoltage?A-
AAnswer✓AItAcausesAtheAcurrentAtoAleadAtheAvoltage.



WhatAisAtheAbasicAunitAofAcapacitance?A-AAnswer✓ATheAferad.



WhyAshouldAelectrolyticAcapacitorsAnotAbeAusedAinAanAACAcircuit?A-
AAnswer✓ATheyAareApolarized.AAnAelectrolyticAcapacitorAwillApassAcurrentAofAoneApolarity,
AbutAwillAblockAcurrentAofAtheAoppositeApolarity.


WhatAisAmeantAbyAinductance?A-
AAnswer✓ATheAabilityAtoAstoreAelectricalAenergyAinAelectromagneticAfields.



WhatAisAtheAbasicAunitAofAinductance?A-AAnswer✓ATheAhenry.



WhatAisAanAexampleAofAanAinductorAusedAinAaAmagneto?A-AAnswer✓ATheAcoil.



DoesAanAinductorAinAanAACAcircuitAcauseAtheAcurrentAtoAleadAorAlagAtheAvoltage?A-
AAnswer✓AItAcausesAtheAcurrentAtoAlagAbehindAtheAvoltage.



HowAcanAyouAfindAtheApolarityAofAanAelectromagnet?A-
AAnswer✓AHoldAtheAelectromagnetAinAyourAleftAhandAwithAyourAfingersAencirclingAtheAcoil
AinAtheAdirectionAelectronsAflowA(fromAnegativeAtoApositive).AYourAthumbAwillApointAtoAtheA
northApoleAofAtheAelectromagnet.

,WhatAisAmeantAbyAimpedance?A-
AAnswer✓ATheAtotalAoppositionAtoAtheAflowAofAalternatingAcurrent.AItAisAtheAvectorAsumAo
fAresistanceAcapacitiveAreactance,AandAinductiveAreactance.


InAwhatAunitsAisAimpedanceAmeasured?A-AAnswer✓AInAohms.



WhatAareAfiveAsourcesAofAelectricalAenergy?A-
AAnswer✓AMagnetism,AchemicalAenergy,Alight,Aheat,AandApressure.



WhatAisAtheAbasicAunitAofApowerAinAaADCAcircuit?A-AAnswer✓ATheAwatt.



WhatAisAmeantAbyAaAkilowatt?A-AAnswer✓A1,000Awatts.



WhatAisAmeantAbyAaAmegawatt?A-AAnswer✓A1,000,000Awatts.



WhatAisAtheAformulaAforApowerAinAaADCAcircuit?A-
AAnswer✓APowerA=AVoltageAtimesAcurrentA(PA=AEAxAI)



WhatAisAtheArelationshipAbetweenAmechanicalAandAelectricalApower?A-
AAnswer✓A1AhorsepowerA=A746Awatts



WhatAisAmeantAbyAtrueApowerAinAanAACAcircuit?A-
AAnswer✓ATheAproductAofAtheAcircuitAvoltageAandAtheAcurrentAthatAisAinAphaseAwithAthisA
voltage.


InAwhatAunitsAisAtrueApowerAexpressed?A-AAnswer✓AInAwatts.



WhatAisAmeantAbyAapparentApowerAinAanAACAcircuit?A-
AAnswer✓ATheAproductAofAtheAcircuitAvoltageAandAtheAcircuitAcurrent.

,InAwhatAunitsAisAapparentApowerAexpressed?A-AAnswer✓AInAvolt-amps.



WhatAisAmeantAbyAtheAreactiveApowerAinAanAACAcircuit?A-
AAnswer✓ATheApowerAconsumedAinAtheAinductiveAandAcapacitiveAreactancesAinAanAACAcircu
it.AReactiveApowerAisAalsoAcalledAwattlessApower.


InAwhatAunitsAisAreactiveApowerAexpressed?A-AAnswer✓AInAvolt-
ampsAreactiveA(VAR),AorAkilovolt-ampsAreactiveA(KVAR).


WhatAisAmeantAbyApowerAfactorAinAanAACAcircuit?A-
AAnswer✓ATheAratioAofAtrueApowerAtoAapparentApower.AItAisAalsoAtheAratioAofAcircuitAresi
stanceAtoAcircuitAimpedance.


WhichAlawAofAelectricityAisAtheAmostAimportantAforAanAaircraftAmechanicAtoAknow?A-
AAnswer✓AOhm'sAlaw.



WhatAareAtheAelementsAofAOhm'sAlaw?A-
AAnswer✓AVoltageAE,AcurrentAI,AandAresistanceARA(volts,Aamps,AandAohms).



WhatAisAvoltage?A-AAnswer✓AElectricalApressure.



WhatAisAtheAbasicAunitAofAvoltage?A-AAnswer✓ATheAvolt.



WhatAinstrumentAisAusedAtoAmeasureAvoltage?A-AAnswer✓AAAvoltmeter.



ToAmeasureAvoltage,AisAaAvoltmeterAplacedAinAseriesAorAinAparallelAwithAtheAsourceAofAvolt
age?A-AAnswer✓AInAparallel.



WhatAisAelectricalAcurrent?A-AAnswer✓ATheAflowAofAelectronsAinAaAcircuit.

, WhatAisAtheAbasicAunitAofAcurrentAflow?A-AAnswer✓ATheAampereA(amp).



WhatApartAofAanAampAisAaAmilliamp?A-AAnswer✓AOneAthousandthA(0.001)AofAanAamp.



WhatAinstrumentAisAusedAtoAmeasureAcurrentAflow?A-AAnswer✓AAnAammeter.



WhatAtwoAthingsAhappenAwhenAcurrentAflowsAthroughAaAconductor?A-
AAnswer✓AHeadAisAgeneratedAandAaAmagneticAfieldAsurroundsAtheAconductor.



ToAmeasureAcurrentAthroughAaAcomponent,AisAanAammeterAplacedAinAparallelAorAinAseriesA
withAtheAcomponent?A-AAnswer✓AInAseries.



WhatAisAmeantAbyAresistanceAinAanAelectricalAcircuit?A-
AAnswer✓ATheAoppositionAtoAtheAflowAofAelectrons.



WhatAisAtheAbasicAunitAofAelectricalAresistance?A-AAnswer✓ATheAohm.



WhatAisAaAmegohm?A-AAnswer✓AOneAmillionA(1,000,000)Aohms.



WhatAfourAthingsAaffectAtheAresistanceAofAanAelectricalAconductor?A-
AAnswer✓ATheAmaterial,AtheAcross-sectionalAarea,AtheAlength,AandAtheAtemperature.



WhatAinstrumentAisAusedAtoAmeasureAelectricalAresistance?A-AAnswer✓AAnAohmmeter.



HowAcanAyouAtellAtheAresistanceAofAaAcompositionAresistor?A-
AAnswer✓AByAaAseriesAofAcoloredAbandsAaroundAoneAendAofAtheAresistor.



WhatAisAmeantAbyAcontinuityAinAanAelectricalAcircuit?A-
AAnswer✓ATheAcircuitAisAcontinuousA(orAcomplete)AwhenAelectronsAcanAflowAfromAoneAtermi
nalAofAtheApowerAsourceAtoAtheAother.