Don't Get Zapped!

How much do you know about saving energy? Take this interactive quiz and find out. You will learn tips on how to save money and electricity as well as ways EnergyWise^SM can help.

A live electric line has fallen on your car. What’s the safest thing you can do?

Run
Walk
Crawl
Stay in your car

You've finished washing the dishes, and you are about to turn on the garbage disposal. Your hands are wet. What do you do?

Don't bother drying your hands, because the disposal switch is on a GFCI-protected outlet.
Dry your hands before you turn on the disposal.
Teach your dog to turn on the disposal with his paw.

Electricity is always seeking the ground.

True
False

How much voltage is needed to hurt people:

120 volts
240 volts
More than 240 volts
Any voltage

Water is the best conductor of electricity.

TRUE
FALSE

All overhead power lines are completely insulated.

True
False

Electricity travels at the rate of.

120 MPH
2,800 feet per second
186,300 miles per second (speed of light)
Faster than the speed of light

If you see a downed or low-hanging power line, you should:

Move it out of the way and call your local electric utility.
Don’t worry about it.
Stay clear and call the electric utility immediately.

Which one of the following can conduct electricity?

Metal
Tree Limbs
Human Body
All of the above

Someone in your family is getting a severe electric shock from an electrical appliance in your kitchen. What is the very first thing you do?

Try to unplug the appliance.
Grab a broom and try to shove the appliance away from the person.
Cut power at the service panel / breaker box.

Your Score :

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Thanks for taking the safety quiz. Be sure to visit the links below to learn more about ways to be safe around electricity.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
www.nppd.com/safety
www.esfi.org

You are correct!

Stay in the car until help arrives. It is dangerous to try to escape the vehicle with a live electric line on the car.

This is the safest action. Remember, water and electricity don’t mix.

Electricity travels in a circuit. It will not leave the circuit, unless it can find an easier path to the ground or something touching the ground.

Any voltage can hurt people.

It is actually silver.

Many overhead power lines are partially insulated but are still dangerous to touch.

Electricity travels at the rate of 186,300 miles per second (speed of light). If you had a light on the moon connected to a switch in your house, it would take 1.26 seconds for it to light up.

If you see a downed, or low hanging power line, you should stay clear and call your electric utility immediately.

Metal, tree limbs and the human body can all conduct electricity.

Cut power at the service panel / breaker box by turning off the main switch.

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