Understanding Air Conditioners

Understanding Air Conditioners

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

FREE Resource

The video explains how an air conditioner works by detailing its main components: the evaporator, compressor, and condenser. It describes the cooling process where hot air is absorbed by the refrigerant in the evaporator, compressed into a liquid, and excess heat is expelled through the condenser. This cycle repeats to keep rooms cool.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the humorous way AumSum suggests an air conditioner starts working?

By blinking

By clapping hands

By snapping fingers

By whistling

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the air conditioner is located inside the house?

Fan

Compressor

Condenser

Evaporator

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the refrigerant when it absorbs heat from the room?

It turns into a gas

It remains liquid

It evaporates completely

It turns into a solid

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role does the compressor play in the air conditioning process?

It cools the refrigerant

It increases the pressure of the refrigerant

It decreases the pressure of the refrigerant

It heats the refrigerant

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the extra heat generated during the cooling process released?

Through the compressor

Through the evaporator coils

Through the indoor fan

Through the condenser coils and outdoor fan