LINEMAN APPRENTICE TEST DEFINITIONS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS-

LINEMAN APPRENTICE TEST
DEFINITIONS QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS



AC - Correct Answers -A current which periodically changes directions.

Ammeter - Correct Answers -A meter used to measure current.

Amp - Correct Answers -unit of electrical current.

Arc - Correct Answers -Sparking when undesirable current flows between two points of
different potential.

AWG - Correct Answers -American Wire Gauge

Circuit - Correct Answers -Continuous path for the flow of electricity.

Conductor - Correct Answers -Metal wires or cables that allow the flow of electric
current.

Current - Correct Answers -movements of electrons through a conductor.

Cycle - Correct Answers -One complete wave of positive and negative values of an
alternating current.

DC - Correct Answers -Continuous flow of electric current from positive and negative
poles.

EMF - Correct Answers -Synonym for Voltage.

Energized - Correct Answers -Electrically connected to a source of voltage.

Flashover - Correct Answers -Flashing due to high current flowing between two points
of different potential.

Jumper - Correct Answers -A piece of wire used to connect two wires together, usually
around a corner pole.