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Exac Prep 1

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The siting of a new building on a hill in a Cool climate is best located

a)

Top of the Hill

b)

Low on the south slope

c)

One the East slope

d)

Mid South slope

2.

Which is not one of the four Climate types?

a)

Hot - Humid

b)

Temperate

c)

Hot - Dry

d)

Cool

3.

Which Orientation Provides the most Passive Solar Heat Gain?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

4.

Vegetation/Landscaping Provides many benefits, select the benefits most related to siting of buildings and landscaping.

a)

1.Provide Wind Breaks

2. Sound Attenuating

b)

1. Improve air quality

2.Provide Habitat

c)

1. Improved Human experience

2. Biodiversity

d)

Not this one, stop reading.

5.

Select the material that is NOT suitable for solar heat collection.

a)

Rammed Earth

b)

Tile

c)

Water

d)

Lumber

6.

In Passive Solar Design which strategy is venting NOT specified?

a)

Isolated Gain

b)

Direct Gain

c)

Indirect Gain

d)

Sunspace

7.

Horizontal & Vertical Louvers, Overhangs, Solar Blinds and Adjacent Trees are examples of what?

(a)  

8.

Recommended Surface Drainage Slopes

a)

Grass/Fields @ 1.5-10% & Paving @ 2-3%

b)

Grass/Fields @ 5% & Paving @ 5%

c)

Grass/Fields @ 2-3% & Paving @ 1.5 - 10%

d)

Don't pick this

9.

A structure, components and cladding of a building must be anchored to resist wind-induced overturning, uplift and sliding. At what roof slope does the wind flip between positive and negative pressure?

(a)  

10.

Which of the loads are static loads?

a)

Live Loads

b)

Wind Loads

c)

Occupancy Loads

d)

Rain Loads

11.

Select all Dynamic Loads

a)

Settlement Loads

b)

Wind Loads

c)

Earthquake Loads

d)

Hydraulic Loads

12.

Structural Forces include Moment forces which results in?

a)

Rotation

b)

Bending

c)

Breaking

d)

Shear

13.

Structural design insures a building reaches the state of (a)   , which is a state of balance or rest resulting from the equal action of opposing forces.

14.

A) is a diagram of what?

a)

Double Overhang Beam

b)

Single Overhang Beam

c)

Cantilever Beam

d)

Fixed End Beam

15.

B) is a diagram of what.

a)

Double Overhang Beam

b)

Single Overhand Beam

c)

Cantilever Beam

d)

Fixed Beam

16.

Fill in the Blacked out Titles

a)

Moment & Shear Diagrams

b)

Moment & Inertia Diagrams

c)

Shear & Moment Diagrams

d)

Inertia & Shear Diagrams

17.

Fill in the two blanks

a)

West Wind & East Movement

b)

Leeward Wind & Windward

c)

Positive Velocity & Negative Velocity

d)

Windward & Leeward Wind

18.

Through wall systems are NOT typically used for which of the following

a)

Apartments

b)

Laboratories

c)

Hotels/Motels/Dormitories

d)

Nursing Homes

19.

Which is NOT a common Heating and Cooling system for Hospitals

a)

VAV

b)

Active Chilled Beams

c)

Fan-Coil Terminals

d)

Hydronic Convectors

20.

_________ is the transfer of heat from direct contact.

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

21.

_______ is the transfer of heat by circulatory motion – body gives off heat to the surrounding cooler air

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

22.

______ is the process by which heat energy in the form of electromagnetic waves is emitted by a warm body and absorbed by a cooler body. No air motion is required.

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

23.

heat is required for the _______ process of converting body moisture into vapour. This process increases with air motion.

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

24.

_______ are certain ranges of air temperature, relative humidity, MRT, and air motion which a majority of Americans and Canadians consider to be comfortable. 

a)

Thermal Comfort Zones

b)

Mean Radiant Temperature

c)

Effective Temperature

d)

Enthalpy

25.

______ is the sum of the temperatures of the surrounding walls, floor, and ceiling of a room, weighted according to the solid angle subtended by each at the point of measurement. 

a)

Thermal Comfort Zones

b)

Mean Radiant Temperature

c)

Effective Temperature

d)

Enthalpy

26.

____ the combined effect of ambient temperature, relative humidity, and air motion on the sensation of warmth or cold felt by the human body, equivalent to the dry-bulb temperature of still air at 50% relative humidity that induces an identical sensation.

a)

Thermal Comfort Zones

b)

MRT

c)

Effective Temperatue

d)

Enthalpy

27.

______is a measure of the total heat contained in a substance,

equal to the internal energy of the substance plus the product of its volume and pressure.

a)

Thermal Comfort Zones

b)

MRT

c)

Effective Tempurature

d)

Enthalpy

28.

______is a rise in temperature occurring without the addition or removal of heat, as when excess water vapour in the air

condenses and the latent heat of vaporization of the water vapour is converted to sensible heat in the air.

a)

Adiabatic Heating

b)

Evaporative Cooling

c)

Dew Point

d)

Relative Humidity

29.

_____ is a drop in temperature occurring without the addition or removal of heat, as when moisture evaporates and the sensible heat of the liquid is converted to latent heat in the vapour.

a)

Adiabatic Heating

b)

Evaporative Cooling

c)

Dew Point

d)

Relative Humidity

30.

_____ is the temperature at which air becomes saturated

with water vapour.

a)

Adiabatic Heating

b)

Evaporative Cooling

c)

Dew Point

d)

Relative Humidity

31.

______ is the ratio of the amount of water vapour actually present in the air to the maximum amount the air could hold at the same temperature, expressed as a percentage.

a)

Adiabatic Heating

b)

Evaporative Cooling

c)

Dew Point

d)

Relative Humidity

32.

A) Represents a typical layout for Electrical Components for what Size of Building?

a)

Large

b)

Medium

c)

Small

33.

B) Represents the Electrical layout for what sized building?

a)

Large

b)

Medium

c)

Small

34.

C) Represents the Electrical layout for what sized building?

a)

Large

b)

Medium

c)

Small

35.

Select the key word that is not a component for Electrical Lighting

a)

Lamp

b)

Luminaire

c)

Daylight

d)

Colour

36.

____ contain water at sufficient pressure to provide immediate, continuous discharge through sprinkler heads that open automatically in the event of fire

a)

Wet Standpipe

b)

Dry Standpipe

c)

Preaction System

d)

Deluge System

37.

_____ contain pressurized air that is released when a sprinkler head opens in the event of fire, allowing water to flow through the piping and out the nozzle.

a)

Wet Standpipe

b)

Dry Standpipe

c)

Preaction System

d)

Deluge System

38.

____ water flow is controlled by a valve operative by fire det. Services that are more sensitive than those in sprinkler heads – where discharge would damage valuable materials

a)

Wet Standpipe

b)

Dry Standpipe

c)

Preaction System

d)

Deluge System

39.

____ sprinkler heads open at all times, through which water flow is controlled by a valve operated by heat, smoke, flame sensing device.

a)

Wet Standpipe

b)

Dry Standpipe

c)

Preaction System

d)

Deluge System