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Heat Pump Working Principles Quiz

Authored by Matthew Welsh

Physics

12th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 7+ times

Heat Pump Working Principles Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main function of the reversing valve in a typical Air Source heat pump?

To control the speed of the compressor

To regulate the flow of refrigerant

To allow both heating and cooling modes

To adjust the temperature of the outdoor unit

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which component is responsible for driving the refrigerant around the heat pump system?

Heat exchanger

Expansion valve

Check valve

Compressor

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the outdoor unit in a heat pump system when it is in cooling mode?

To reject unwanted heat into the air

To compress the refrigerant

To regulate the flow of refrigerant

To expand the refrigerant

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In heating mode, which unit acts as the evaporator in a heat pump system?

Compressor

Indoor unit

Outdoor unit

Expansion valve

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the boiling point of refrigerant R410A, commonly used in heat pumps?

-48 degrees Celsius

-26 degrees Celsius

0 degrees Celsius

100 degrees Celsius

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main source of power for the compressor in a heat pump system?

Diesel fuel

Electricity

Solar energy

Natural gas

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the refrigerant as it passes through the expansion valve in cooling mode?

It is rejected into the air

It expands and becomes a low pressure, low temperature, liquid vapor mixture

It becomes a high pressure, high temperature, saturated vapor

It condenses and becomes a liquid

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