Instrumentation Chapter 3 Test

Front

Which of the following is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit? A kinetic thermal unit, An English unit, A British thermal unit, A temperature unit

Back

A British thermal unit

Front

What are the three ways heat transfer occurs in process industries?

Back

Conduction, convection, radiation

Front

Which of the following is the transfer of heat by emitted radiant energy? Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Convention

Back

Radiation

Front

Who determined the freezing point of 32 degrees?

Back

Gabriel Fahrenheit

Front

Which of the following is the most common measurement of temperature? Multiple average points, Single point, Multiple points, Temperature differential

Back

Single point

Front

At what temperature does water freeze in degrees Celsius?

Back

0°C

Front

What is 0 Kelvin?

Back

The point where theoretically no heat exits; the temperature at which molecular motion comes as close as theoretically possible to ceasing completely.

Front

Which of the following is constructed of a bulb and capillary tube with a numbered scale?
Options:
Glass stem thermometer,
Glass stem barometer,
Bimetallic strip,
Thermocouple

Back

Glass stem thermometer

Front

Which of the following are not typically found in process areas? Thermocouples, Glass stem thermometers, Pyrometer, Mercury filled thermometers

Back

Mercury filled thermometers

Front

What is emissivity?

Back

A measure of how much an object resembles a blackbody