In a DC series circuit with a 12-volt source and two resistors of 4 ohms and 8 ohms, what is the circuit current?
Basic Electricity
Question · Easy
Same battery. Which lets more through?
Short
Ohm's law and Watt's law
Fundamentals of Electricity and Electronics
Flashcard
What is the total resistance of two 10-ohm resistors connected in parallel?
Electromechanical switch in which a small current through a coil controls a much larger current in another circuit.
Fundamentals of electricity
Guess the Term
Chapter 1: Introduction & AMG Exam Overview
1.1 About the FAA Aviation Mechanic General Knowledge Test
Study guide
Cheat sheet
Power dissipated by a circuit drawing 5 amps at 24 volts is:
Read the clue and guess the term in 6 tries.
Game
How current, voltage, and resistance behave in a series circuit
What instrument is connected in series with a circuit to measure current flow?
Kind of circuit in which components are connected end to end so that the same current flows through each one.
A lead-acid aircraft battery's state of charge is best determined by:
Question · Medium
What a Safety Data Sheet tells you
How current, voltage, and resistance behave in a parallel circuit
Nickel-cadmium aircraft battery capacity is checked by:
Numbered grid reference on a large drawing that helps locate a part, section, or view, much like the border marks on a map.
Aircraft drawings
1.2 How to Study for the AMG Exam
In an AC circuit, the opposition to current flow caused by both resistance and reactance is called:
Swap tiles to line up three of the same term.
Term Match
Kirchhoff's current law and voltage law
What is the effective (RMS) value of an AC sine wave with a peak voltage of 100 volts?
Imaginary vertical reference, set by the manufacturer and often at the leading edge of the wing or the nose, from which all horizontal measurements for balance are taken with the aircraft level.
Weight and balance
A device that changes alternating current to direct current is a:
What a hydrometer reading tells you about a lead-acid battery
What is the primary purpose of a circuit breaker in an aircraft electrical system?
Product of a weight and its distance from the reference plane used in balance calculations.
Chapter 2: Maintenance Forms, Records, Publications & Regulations
2.1 14 CFR Parts 43, 65, and 91 Regulatory Framework
In a DC motor, the device that reverses current direction in the armature windings to maintain rotation is the:
Flip two cards at a time to find matching terms.
Term Pairs
Nickel-cadmium battery electrolyte, and why a hydrometer will not tell you its charge
A generator produces an output voltage based on the relative motion between a conductor and a:
Tube end formed at 35° to 37° on aircraft tubing before a fitting is attached.
Fluid lines and fittings
Three resistors of 6 ohms each are connected in parallel. The total resistance is:
What a fuse, circuit breaker, or current limiter actually protects
What unit expresses the rate of electrical charge flow in a conductor?
Metal pin with a formed head that is inserted through a drilled hole and then upset to join aircraft structure.
Aircraft materials and hardware
2.2 Aviation Mechanic Privileges, Limitations & Recent Experience
When wire size is expressed in American Wire Gauge (AWG), a larger gauge number indicates:
Find five hidden terms in a grid of letters.
Term Search
Where the title block sits on an aircraft drawing, and what it carries
Aircraft Drawings
Under 14 CFR Part 91, who is responsible for determining that an aircraft is in condition for safe flight before each flight?
Regulations Records Publications
Twisting force applied to a nut, bolt, or screw with a wrench so the structure can carry its designed load.
An Airworthiness Directive (AD) is issued by the FAA to:
What the revision block records, and why you check it first
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