1. WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?

2. Confident?

3. The Prizes
1 $100 2 $200 3 $500 4 $1,000 5 $2,000 6 $4,000 7 $8,000
8 $16,000
9 $32,000
10 $64,000
11 $125,000
12 $250,000
13 $500,000
14 $1,000,000

4. Lifelines
“Phone a friend”
Ask the audience

5. $100
What is the rigid support structure for overhead electric power lines?
A – transmission tower
A – transmission tower
B – right of way
C – step-up transformer
D – generator

6. $200
What is the bulk transfer of high voltage electrical from generating plant to substations?
D – electric power transmission
A – electric power distribution
B – electric power conversion
C – electric subtransmission
D – electric power transmission

7. $500
What is the interconnected electric generation, transmission, and distribution system called?
B – electric power grid
A – electric load
B – electric power grid
C – electric highway
D – electric supersystem

8. $1,000
What is the final component of the electric power system which delivers power to residential customers?
B –distribution system
A – transmission system
B – distribution system
C – generation system
D – substations

9. $2,000
Where would you find the equipment within the transmission and distribution system for transforming and routing electric power?
A – substation
A – substation
B – overhead transmission lines
C – generation plant
D – step-up transformer

10. $4,000
What do you call land set aside for transmission towers, lines and other utility facilities?
D – right of way
A – safety zone
B – restricted land
C – precautionary zone
D – right of way

11. $8,000
High voltage electricity that is converted to higher voltage is said to be________________?
A – stepped up
A – stepped up
B - transformed
C – stepped down
D – switched up

12. $16,000
What piece of equipment has more turns in its primary winding than in its secondary winding?
C – step-down transformer
A – step-up transformer
B – transmission switch
C – step-down transformer
D – conductor

13. $32,000
What part of the electric power system carries reduced voltages from the transmission line system to the distribution system?
D – subtransmission system
A – high voltage direct current
B – subtransformer system
C – switching station
D – subtransmission system

14. $64,000
What is the name of the process for connecting transmission lines to (and disconnecting them from) the system?
A – transmission switching
A – transmission switching
B – switching stations
C – transformation
D - subtransmission

15. $125,000
What do you call a reduction in voltage between the source and load due to electrical resistance?
C – voltage drop
A – reactance
B – impedance
C – voltage drop
D – stepping down

16. $250,000
What do you call the maximum amount of power a transmission line can carry before it starts having heat-related problems?
C – thermal limit
A – reactance
B - resistance
C – thermal limit
D – corona discharge

17. $500,000
What is the term for opposition to AC flow due to a buildup of electric or magnetic fields?
B – reactance
A – resistance
B – reactance
C – impedance
D – capacitance

18. $1,000,000
What is the name of the instrument used to measure and display waveforms created by an electrical current?
D – oscilloscope
A – voltmeter
B – voltaic cell–
C – insulator
D – oscilloscope

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