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Automotive Air-Conditioning Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Clean Air Act (CAA) ________.

a)

Mandates that each shop maintain a current government-issued license

b)

Outlines the specific refrigerants that can be safely used for each application

c)

Sets the standards for shops that do air-conditioning work

d)

All of the above

2.

The 609 license never expires.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The 609 license ensures that the technician knows how to repair the automotive air-conditioning systems.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Section 609 of ________ the federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources contains all of the motor vehicle air-conditioning (MVAC) requirements and laws.

a)

The OSHA code and compliance guidelines

b)

The Clean Air Act (CAA)

c)

The Department of Transportation (DOT)

d)

None of the above

5.

The ________ of the refrigerant system is designed to allow easy transformation of the refrigerant from a liquid to a gas.

a)

High side

b)

Low side

c)

Medium side

d)

None of the above

6.

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water at 32°F (0°C) and at atmospheric pressure by 1°F would be:

a)
1 BTU
b)
10 BTU
c)
0.5 BTU
d)
2 BTU
7.

When the pressure of a gas is raised, its temperature:

a)

goes down.

b)

remains unchanged.

c)

goes up.

d)

becomes unstable.

8.

Radiation describes the amount of heat it takes to move temperature up or down in degrees.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The A/C compressor clutch is engaged and disengaged by using:

a)

hydraulic pressure.

b)

vacuum.

c)

compressed air.

d)

electromagnetism.

10.

The air-conditioning hose connections are secured to the hose using special unions known as ______ that must be carefully assembled to avoid leaks.

a)

Wobbles

b)

Billets

c)

Crimps

d)

Baffles

11.

The A/C condenser is normally positioned:

a)

in front of the radiator.

b)

behind the radiator.

c)

in the cabin air box.

d)

on the firewall.

12.

______, a member of the CFC family of gases, was the first common refrigerant to be used in an automotive air-conditioner.

a)

HFC-134ayf

b)

Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a)

c)

Dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12)

d)

Pentafluoroethane (R-410a)

13.

Fixed orifice tube automotive air-conditioning systems use a(n) ______ to ensure that a pure gas is delivered to the compressor.

a)

Thermal expansion valve

b)

Evaporator

c)

Condenser

d)

Accumulator

14.

The ______ is installed on the low-pressure refrigerant line or the accumulator to turn the air-conditioning clutch on and off at certain pressures.

a)

Pressure cycling switch

b)

Fixed orifice tube

c)

Accumulator

d)

Variable-pressure cycling switch

15.

When the compressor switches on, the suction from the compressor removes refrigerant vapor from the evaporator and ______ pressure.

a)

Lowers

b)

Raises

c)

Varies

d)

None of the answers listed

16.

The fixed orifice tube in an A/C system is a metering device that forces a high-pressure gas into a low-pressure gas.

a)

gas into a low-pressure gas.

b)

gas into a low-pressure liquid.

c)

liquid into a low-pressure liquid.

d)

liquid into a low-pressure gas.

17.

The resistor pack or resistor block uses resistors in ________ to regulate the speed of the blower motor fan.

a)

Parallel

b)

Series

c)

Modified parallel

d)

All of the answers listed

18.

When the pressure on hot coolant (above 212°F) is lowered, it:

a)

leaks out.

b)

boils instantly.

c)

forms a gel-like substance.

d)

None of the answers listed.

19.

Servos are devices designed to:

a)

do work.

b)

cool.

c)

heat.

d)

charge A/C systems.

20.

A vehicle's heating and ventilation blend doors can be operated ________.

a)

Mechanically

b)

By vacuum

c)

By Electric motors

d)

All of the above