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Heat loss and gain

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the R Value?

a)

r value

b)

measure of insulation's ability to resist heat traveling through it

c)

The measure of the flow of transmittance through a material given a difference in temperature on either side.

2.

What is the Unit of energy used in the United States?

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

Celcius

c)

BTU

d)

Newton

3.

What does BTU stand for?

a)

British Timing Units

b)

British Thermal Units

c)

British Thermic Units

d)

British Thermodynamic Units

4.

What is the U Factor

a)

The measure of the flow of transmittance through a material given a difference in temperature on either side.

b)

The measurement of thermal resistance used to indicate the effectiveness of insulation.

c)

Difference in temperature between outside and inside conditions

d)

total cooling/ heating load

5.

What does Delta(T) mean?

a)

coefficient of heat conductivity

b)

Area

c)

Total cooling/ heating load

d)

difference in temperature between outside and inside conditions

6.

Using the chart above, what is the value used to determine the R-Value of wall containing 6" brick?

a)

0.20

b)

0.80

c)

1.20

d)

6.00

7.

Using the information above, what is the R-Value for the wall that would result in a total heat transmission load of 628.5 Btu/H? 


 Remember:  Q′=UA(ΔT)Q'=UA\left(\Delta T\right)  

a)

12

b)

14

c)

16

d)

18

8.

What value would be used for the area of a 16' x 8' wall containing 2 windows that measure 2' x 3'?

a)

6 square feet

b)

12 square feet

c)

116 square feet

d)

128 square feet

9.

Using the information in the chart, determine the total transmission load for the wall. (Round your answer to the nearest hundredth and do not enter in any units.)


Remember: Q′=UA(ΔT)Q'=UA\left(\Delta T\right)



(a)  

10.

Using the information in the chart, determine the total transmission load for the wall.  (Round your answer to the nearest hundredth and do not enter in any units.)


 Remember:   Q′=UA(ΔT)Q'=UA\left(\Delta T\right)  



(a)  

11.

The greater the temperature difference, the faster heat flows

a)

no clue

b)

false

c)

true

12.

 Heat moves through a building in three ways: by ______, by ______, and by _________

(a)  

13.

What is Thermal Contraction

a)

The movement of particles.

b)

A decrease in a materials volume when its temperature decreases

c)

The movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection

d)

A material through which thermal energy does not flow easily.

14.

If an object loses heat energy, its temperature ___________.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stay the same

15.

In what direction does heat flow?

a)

Heat will always flow from hotter object to colder object.

b)

Heat will always flow from colder object to hotter object.

c)

Heat will always flow from hotter object to hotter object.