Technician exam question T5B04
Subelement T5, ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES· Group T5B
T5B04
Which is equal to one microvolt?
- A.One one-millionth of a volt (correct answer)
- B.One million volts
- C.One thousand kilovolts
- D.One one-thousandth of a volt
WhyOne microvolt is equal to one one-millionth of a volt. The prefix "micro" means one-millionth, so one microvolt equals one one-millionth of a volt, answer A. B and C both describe enormous voltages, the opposite of what "micro" means, and D describes a milli, not micro, quantity.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2026-2030 NCVEC Element 2 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.