A _____ is any material that allows electrons to flow through it easily.

The term _____ is also used to refer to objects that are good conductors of electricity.

Conductors are rated and compared according to several different qualities. One such quality is _____.

_____ is a measure of how easily electric current passes through a material.

The most common conductor in industrial circuits is _______.

When certain metals are cooled to extremely low temperatures, they lose much of their resistance to electricity. This reaction is called ______.

When certain metals are cooled to extremely low temperatures, they lose much of their resistance to electricity. These certain metals are called ______.

There are two basic types of copper wire: ____ and ____.

_____ copper wire is used in the construction of panel boards for control systems.

_____ copper wire is used in most electrical circuits.

The average stranded copper wire contains ___ to ___ strands inside its insulating jacket.

To make copper wire, the copper is first _____ (or pulled) through a forming die to give it its diameter.

After the copper wire is extruded, it gets _____.

_____ is a process that heats and then cools copper wire to make it less brittle.

Before copper wire is enclosed in an insulating jacket, it's often run through a bath of molten solder. This process is called _____.

_____ has two advantages: it makes the wire easier to solder, and it helps prevent oxidation.

The size of an electrical conductor (ex. wire) is called its _____.

In the US, wire sizes are gaged and numbered according to the ________.

The abbreviation for American Wire Gage system is ____.

The ____ the gage number, the thicker the wire.

The ____ the gage number, the thinner the wire.

The ____ (smaller gage) the wire, the more current it can carry without overheating.

The largest available wires are gaged in ____ values.

The abbreviation MCM stands for _____________.

A ___ is a unit of measure equal to 0.001 inch.

A ______ is a unit used to measure the area of a wire.

The current-carrying capacity of a wire is called its _____.