Energy Auditor Final Exam

What two building components dominate all solar gains and usually constitute over 90% of total solar gain

Roof and windows.

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Roofs and walls.

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Windows and walls.

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Windows and foundations.

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What is thermal bridging?

Rapid heat transfer through a heat conductor.

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Materials installed between pieces of insulation.

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Material used to repair heat exchangers.

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Material used to repair heat exchangers.

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In the formula, Q=U x A x Delta-T, what are the measurement units of Q?

BTUs per hour

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Kilowatt hours

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CFM

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Heating degree days

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What is the area -weighted average U-factor of an attic with 80% of the area insulated to R 40 and the other 20% to R 4

0.07

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14.3

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32.7

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0.029

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Which of these processes transfers heat from molecule to molecule in a solid substance?

Conduction.

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Radiation.

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Convection.

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Condensation.

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What term describes how the solar radiation and infrared radiation interacts with glass in a building?

The greenhouse effect.

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Solar flaring.

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Radiant diversion.

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Convective radiation.

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What is the heat released or absorbed during a phase change?

Latent heat

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Sensible heat

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Enthalpy

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Condensation

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In what direction will air always move without a fan?

From higher pressure to lower pressure.

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From lower pressure to higher pressure.

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From indoors to outdoors.

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From outdoors to indoors.

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What determines the airflow rate through an opening between two zones?

The hole size and the pressure difference between the zones.

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The holes location and the velocity pressure.

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The whole size and the friction rate.

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The air turbulence and air velocity.

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What is measured in pascals?

Air pressure

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Air velocity

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Airflow

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Air resistance

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What is the “stack effect”?

Air pressure caused by indoor-outdoor temperature differences.

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Duct-induced pressure affects that move air through openings.

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Air leakage caused by the wind.

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Air leakage caused by air stagnation.

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Which of these units measures electrical energy?

Kilowatt hours

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Kilowatts

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BTU/hours

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Watts per hour

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What two electrical quantities, multiplied together, produce watts?

Volts and amperes

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Amperes and ohms

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Volts and BTUs

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Amps and Joules

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If a power saw draws 3 amps at 120 volts, how many watts is the saw using?

360.0

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123.0

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40.0

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60.0

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What are the three main factors affecting winter heating energy consumption?

Heat transmission, air leakage, and heating efficiency.

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Air leakage, ventilation, and combustion.

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Heat exchange, heating efficiency, and window efficiency.

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Roof insulation, air leakage, and ventilation.

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What is the most important factor in determining summer cooling costs?

Solar gain

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Heat transmission

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Internal gains

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Heat leakage

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Which of these is NOT a important way for people to lose metabolic heat?

Conduction.

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Convection.

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Radiation.

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Radiation.

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Which of the following defines dew point most accurately?

Temperature where air is 100% relative humidity.

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Absolute humidity of an air mass.

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The point where humidity affects comfort.

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The relative humidity where condensation forms on a cool object.

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What is the area of a circle that has a diameter of 10 inches?

78.5 square inches.

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31.4 square inches.

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314 square inches.

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3.14 square inches.

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What is the volume of a room that is 12 feet wide, 24 feet long, and 8 feet high?

2304 cubic feet.

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288 square feet.

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2304 square feet.

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576 cubic feet.

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What is the outside surface area of a duct that is 6 inches in diameter and 10 feet long?

15.7 square feet.

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188.4 square inches.

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7.85 square feet.

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720 square inches.

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What result does this expression yield?: Q = U x A x HDD x 24

Annual heat transmission.

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Heat loss rate.

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Air leakage heat loss.

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Sensible heat.

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What are the measurement units of “q” when you solve this equation?: q = U x A x delta T

BTU per hour

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BTUs

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Therms

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Degree days

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What is the hypotenuse of a right triangle which has a base of 8 feet and a height of 6 feet?

10 feet.

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100 feet.

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48 feet.

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14 feet.

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How many therms of gas would you expect a family of four to use annually to heat water, using a gas storage water heater?

300 therms.

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100 therms.

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50 therms.

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800 therms.

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What accounts for the greatest share of washing-machine and dishwasher energy consumption in most residences?

Water heating.

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Water pumps.

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Motor operation.

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Low-quality detergent.

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What term describes heating and cooling energy?

Seasonal energy consumption.

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Baseload energy consumption.

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Annual space-conditioning cost.

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Marginal energy cost.

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What duct test gives the most useful prediction of savings opportunity from duct sealing?

Duct leakage to outdoors.

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Pressure pan test.

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Total duct leakage test.

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Adjusted duct leakage test.

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Which of these appliances typically uses the most energy annually?

Water heater.

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Washing machine.

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Toaster.

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Kitchen range.

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To what digital-manometer port is the fan of the duct blower connected?

Channel B input.

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Channel A input.

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Channel B reference.

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Channel A reference.

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What benefit does the pressure pan testing give you that the duct tester doesn’t?

Helps locate duct leaks.

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Accurate reading or total duct leakage.

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The pressure pan seals ducts as it measures air leakage.

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There is no benefit to pressure pan compared to duct tester.

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What would you conclude if the total leakage was 350 cfm25, and the leakage to outdoors was 60 cfm25?

The ducts are mostly within the pressure boundary or air barrier.

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The ducts are mostly outside of the pressure boundary or air barrier.

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The supply and return leaks are approximately equal.

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The duct leaks are presenting a health and safety risk.

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With the air handler operating, where would you find the highest positive pressure in the duct system?

In the supply plenum.

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In the return plenum.

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In the largest return grille.

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In the closest supply register.

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Which of the following is true about duct insulation?

It is usually cost-effective for any ducts in unconditioned spaces.

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It is required for all ducts in conditioned spaces.

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It is only necessary in severe climates.

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It isn’t necessary on crawl-space supply ducts.

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Why do supply duct leaks usually waste more energy than return duct leaks?

They leak conditioned air.

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They’re bigger than return leaks.

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They operate at a higher pressure.

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They’re easier to seal.

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How could duct leakage still waste energy if the duct system is completely inside the building envelope?

It causes zone pressure imbalances.

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It slows the movement of air through the ducts.

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It causes the filter to get clogged faster.

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It makes the air handler run faster.

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What location is Channel A’s reference port connected to for a depressurization test?

The outdoors

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The attic

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Fan housing

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The indoors

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Which of the following modes requires the user to enter the volume of the building?

ACH50

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Fan pressure

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Pressure/flow

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Equivalent leakage area

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Which of the following terms describes changing the size of the blower door’s orifice?

Configuration

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Fan pressure

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Device

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Mode

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Which manometer function allows us to control the units of measurement displayed on Channel B?

Mode

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Device

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Configuration

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Range

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A building has a blower-door measured ACH50 of 18. How would you describe this building?

Very leaky

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Very tight

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About average

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Insufficient information to comment

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If you blower-door test a 2400 square-foot house and measure 300 CFM50, what would you conclude?

The house is extremely tight.

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The house is very leaky.

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The house is about normal.

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Not enough information provided to answer.

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Which of these is the most relevant factor when sealing around chimneys?

Install both an air-seal and an insulation shield.

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Leave a safety gap around the chimney.

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Don’t interfere with the chimney’s operation.

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Use flexible materials.

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How are 90+% gas furnaces and boilers different from appliances with 80% efficiency?

They purposely condense water out of the combustion gases.

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They have insulated double-wall chimneys.

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They purify and ionize the gas before burning it.

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They heat the heating fluid to a a very high temperature.

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Which of these tests is the most direct verification that backdrafting is or isn’t happening?

Spillage test.

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Draft test.

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CO test.

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Steady-state efficiency test.

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What is the most serious safety problem caused by an wide-open return plenum on an atmospherically vented furnace?

Flame roll-out.

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Air is stretched too thin for complete combustion.

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Carbon dioxide leaks into the combustion zone.

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Flue-gas spillage for more than 2 minutes.

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What is the most important thing to verify during worst-case combustion appliance zone (CAZ) testing?

That combustion gases exit the home up the chimney.

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That combustion-air openings are not plugged.

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That the CAZ contains no negative pressure.

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That dilution air is adequate to prevent CO.

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What is the cooling coil in an air conditioner called?

The evaporator.

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The compressor.

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The condenser.

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The choke coil.

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What part of an air-conditioning system expels heat to outdoors?

Condenser.

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Compressor.

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Evaporator.

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Rejecter.

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What two building components should lie adjacent to each other at the thermal boundary of a building?

Insulation and air barrier.

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Sheathing and insulation.

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Insulation and weather-resistant barrier.

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Insulation and vapor barrier.

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What is the total U-factor of R19 fiberglass batts installed over a layer of R11 fiberglass batts?

0.033

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0.14

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0.33

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0.059

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If an insulation installer tells you that he is “dense-packing” wall cavities, what would you expect the density of the cellulose in those walls to be?

3.5 pcf

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5.5 pcf

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2.5 pcf

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3.0 pcf

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What is the least expensive type of foam board?

EPS

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XPS

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PIC

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ROA

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Which type of foam board has the lowest water absorption?

XPS

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EPS

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PIC

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UPS

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What type of foam do air sealers use to fill gaps around windows?

One-part polyurethane foam.

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Two-part polystyrene foam.

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Air-Krete foam.

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High-density SPUF.

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What is the most important window characteristic for hot climates?

Solar heat gain coefficient.

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Visible transmittance.

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Infrared transmittance.

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U-factor.

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What is the most dangerous of all the gases found in combustion byproducts?

Carbon monoxide.

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Carbon dioxide.

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Sulfur trioxide.

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Nitrogen dioxide.

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Which of these air pollutants is most likely to be related to an asthma attack?

Bioaerosols.

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Lead dust.

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Carbon dioxide.

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Carbon monoxide

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How do you determine if a ventilation fan is delivering the correct amount of air flow?

Measure the airflow.

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Reference the ventilation table.

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Use the formula.

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Use the online calculator.

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Which of the following is true about crawl-space ventilation in an air-conditioned home?

It encourages crawl space condensation during humid weather.

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It is required by code with every crawl space.

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It reduces crawl space condensation during humid weather.

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It helps to reduce bulk water in the crawl space.

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Why does a tankless water heater use less energy than a standard tank style?

It eliminates water-heating standby losses.

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It heats water up to 50% faster.

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It heats water up to 50% faster.

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It is smaller.

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What is the most important consideration when adding an external blanket to a gas water heater?

Insulate only the sides.

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Insulate only the piping.

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Insulate only the top.

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Insulate only the top.

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What is the recommended domestic hot water temperature at the fixture?

120º F

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100º F

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140º F

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130º F

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A 350 watt fan lamp for 13 hours. How many kilowatt-hours has the fan consumed?

4.55

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45.5

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4550.0

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0.455

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What range of refrigeration temperatures is appropriate for both food preservation and energy efficiency?

36°F to 40°F.

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28°F to 32°F.

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33°F to 36°F.

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41°F to 44°F.

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What range of freezer temperatures is appropriate for both food preservation and energy efficiency?

0°F to 5°F.

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-25°F to -10°F.

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-40°F to -25°F.

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15°F to 25°F.

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Which of the following is a known carcinogen?

Radon

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Carbon dioxide

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Carbon monoxide

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Lead paint

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Which of the following describes convection heat transfer?

Molecules gaining or losing electrons.

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Molecules of a solid vibrating.

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A fluid moving across a surface.

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Heat radiating across a room.

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What would you conclude if you measured the house-to-crawl space pressure difference of -50 pascals during a blower door depressurization test?

The crawl space is connected to indoors and the foundation walls are the air barrier.

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The crawl space is vented to the outdoors and the first floor is the air barrier.

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The crawl space is completely isolated from outdoors.

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The manometer's hose is connected to the wrong port.

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In the formula: Q = CFM x 60 x 0.018 x delta t, where does 0.018 represent?

Heat capacity of air.

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Air leakage rate.

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Heating degree days.

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Heating load.

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What heat-flow mechanism is represented by sunlight coming through a window?

Radiation.

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Convection.

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Conduction.

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Emissivity.

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Which of the following is true about white paint?

It reflects most solar radiation.

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It reflects infrared radiation.

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It absorbs most solar radiation.

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It transmits most solar radiation.

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In what direction will heat flow if the indoor air is 70°F and the outdoor air is 88°F?

From outdoors to indoors.

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From indoors to outdoors.

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From the basement to the attic.

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From the attic to the basement.

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50 Pascal’s is equal to how many inches of water column?

0.2

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0.02

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2.0

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20.0

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50 Pascal’s is equal to how many inches of water column?

0.200000000000000011102230246251565404236316680908203125

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0.0200000000000000004163336342344337026588618755340576171875

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2.0

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20.0

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None of these

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In what direction will air always move naturally (without a fan)?

From higher pressure to lower pressure.

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From lower pressure to higher pressure.

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From inside to outside.

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From outside to inside.

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Which dryer maintenance procedure can help save energy?

Cleaning lint out of the dryer vent.

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Insulating the dryer duct that leads to the outdoors.

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Using the dryer vent to heat the attic.

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Washing the inside of the drama with soap and water.

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Which of the following defines dew point most accurately?

Temperature where air is 100% relative humidity.

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Absolute humidity of an air mass.

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The point where humidity affects comfort.

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The relative humidity where condensation forms on a cool object.

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What are the units on “q” when you solve this equation?: q = U x A x dT

BTU per hour

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BTUs

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Therms

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Degree days

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None of these

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What is the reciprocal of 2/7?

7/2

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0.29

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1/7

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0.14

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What accounts for the greatest washing-machine and dishwasher energy consumption in most households?

Water heating.

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Water pumps.

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Motor operation.

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Low-quality detergent.

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None of these

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Which of the following is a required step in preparing to pressurize a home with a blower door?

Point the fan inlet toward the outdoors.

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Open a window for pressure relief.

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Point the fan exhaust toward the outdoors.

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Energize the reversing gear for the motor.

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Where is the correct sampling location for measuring carbon monoxide (CO) in an appliance equipped with a draft diverter?

Near the flue-gas exit point of the heat exchanger.

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At the chimney’s outlet.

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In the chimney downstream from the draft diverter.

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Directly over the burner.

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What problem could occur if the combustion gases or the chimney are too cool?

Condensation.

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Poor combustion efficiency.

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Carbon dioxide pollution.

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CAZ depressurization.

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What safety problem concerns you when you see soot on or near a combustion appliance?

Carbon monoxide.

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Carbon dioxide.

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Condensation and rust.

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Draft is too high.

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In a split-system air conditioner, what components are located in the air handler?

Evaporator and expansion device.

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Condenser and evaporator.

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Compressor and evaporator.

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Condenser and compressor.

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Why is insulation so important for metal ducts carrying cool air?

To minimize condensation on the ducts.

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To reduce the amount of air leakage in the ducts.

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To insure the adequacy of the airflow to the registers.

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To keep the air temperate until it exits out the return register.

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Which of the following would increase the airflow in a forced-air HVAC system most noticeably?

Clean the evaporator coil and blower, and also change the filter filter.

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Reduce air leakage in the ducts.

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Insulate the ducts.

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Clean the louvers of a return register.

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What duct-related problem would cause the whole building to be pressurized?

Severe return-duct leakage from outdoors.

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Severe supply-duct leakage to outdoors.

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Unbalanced airflow between supply registers and return registers.

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The air handler isn’t running.

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Which insulation from this list is the most moisture-resistant?

Rockwool boards

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Fiberglass batts

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Cellulose loose fill

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Cellulose batts

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What type of foam board has the highest R-value per inch?

PIC

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EPS

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XPS

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LTD

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Which of the following is an air-impermeable vapor retarder?

Closed-cell spray polyurethane foam.

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Open-cell spray polyurethane foam.

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Intumescent paint.

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Low-density spray polyurethane foam.

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Which of the following safety device is required for spraying high-pressure spray foam, but not required for spraying low-pressure spray foam?

A supplied-air respirator.

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Nitrile gloves.

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A power ventilator.

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Protective eye wear.

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Which of these is the biggest contributor to high cooling costs?

Solar heat gain.

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Internal heat gain.

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Air leakage.

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Temperature difference.

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What feature allows cool roof coatings to reduce cooling energy consumption?

Reflection of solar heat gain.

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Air sealing of the roof surface.

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Reduction of relative humidity in the attic.

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Long lifespan if installed correctly.

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Which of the following is not an expectation of a exhaust only ventilation system?

Air filtering.

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Local ventilation.

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Whole-house ventilation.

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Diluting chemical air pollution.

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What force moves water vapor through vapor permeable materials?

Vapor pressure.

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Capilliary action.

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Bulk water pressure.

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Relative humidity.

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What type of building component stops rainwater from wetting the structural sheathing of a wood-frame building?

Water-resistive barrier.

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Damp proofing.

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Waterproofing.

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Vapor barrier.

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Which of the following kilowatt-hour (kWh) amounts would be typical for a large all-electric home for one year?

20,000 kWh

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1000 kWh

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150,000 kWh

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1,000,000 kWh

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Which of the following is true about common gas storage water heaters?

They often have weak chimney draft.

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They are quite efficient at heating water.

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They have two-stage burners.

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They typically have 0.75 energy factor or higher.

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According to the Energy Information Administration, about how many kWh/year are consumed by the average U.S. residential refrigerator manufactured before 1990?

1500.0

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3500.0

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500.0

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4000.0

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What does a ballast do in a fluorescent or HID lighting circuit?

Increases voltage to drive current through a high resistance.

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Decreases resistance allowing current to flow.

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Increases current as necessary to create light from electricity.

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Internal semiconductor creates light within the ballast.

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What is one advantage power-vented gas water heaters have over standard gas water heaters?

They are safer to operate.

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They use less fuel.

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They have a lower initial cost.

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