PREP STUDY GUIDE WITH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | BOILERS, PUMPS,
PIPING & HEAT DISTRIBUTION SIMPLIFIED
WATER IS CONSIDERED _____ BECAUSE IT CANNOT CHANGE ITS VOLUME VERY MUCH IN AN
ENCLOSED SPACE.
CORRECT ANS>> INCOMPRESSIBLE
WATER _____ IN VOLUME WHEN HEATED.
CORRECT ANS>> EXPANDS
COLD WATER WILL HOLD _____ THAN WARM WATER
CORRECT ANS>> MORE AIR
AN _____ IN PRESSURE WILL RAISE THE BOILING POINT
CORRECT ANS>> INCREASE
A _____ IN PRESSURE WILL LOWER THE BOILING POINT
CORRECT ANS>> DECREASE
WHEN WATER FREEZES VOLUME INCREASE BY....
, CORRECT ANS>> 10%
COLD WATER CAN CONTAIN MORE ____ THAN HOT WATER
CORRECT ANS>> AIR
1 PSI IS EQUAL TO _____ OF WATER COLUMN
CORRECT ANS>> 2.3 FEET
THE EXPANSION TANK HAS ______ AND _____ IN IT.
CORRECT ANS>> AIR, WATER
WHEN THE WATER IS HEATED IN THE SYSTEM, IT ______ INTO THE EXPANSION TANK AND
COMPRESSES THE AIR.
CORRECT ANS>> EXPANDS
IF THE EXPANSION TANK IS FULL OF WATER, IT IS CALLED_____
CORRECT ANS>> WATER LOGGED
RESIDENTIAL BOILER RELIEF VALVES OPEN AT ______