BPI Building Science Principles- question
and answers
A comprehensive assessment of a home's performance is called:
a. a baseload
b. an energy index
c. an energy audit
d. a heating setpoint - ANS -c. an energy audit
A family of four, through exhaling and sweating, can produce approximately how much moisture
in a day?
a. 2.5 cups
b. 2.5 pints
c. 2.5 quarts
d. 2.5 galloons - ANS -d. 2.5 gallons
A sloping framing member that supports the roof is called a:
a. rafter
b. joist
c. stud
d. bay - ANS -a. rafter
A vertical framing member that supports an interior or exterior wall is called a:
a. rafter
b. joist
c. stud
d. bay - ANS -c. stud
Air unintentionally flowing out of a house is called:
a. standby loss
b. windwashing
c. infiltration
d. exfiltration - ANS -d. exfiltratio
An object at rest is said to possess why type of energy?
a. thermal
b. potential
c. electromagnetic
d. kinetic - ANS -b. potential
For combustion to occur, what three elements must be present?
a. heat, air, and moisture
b. air, fuel, and heat
c. carbon dioxide, water, and heat
d. light, air, and fuel - ANS -b. air, fuel, and heat
Home Energy Scores that are compared to each other will be most affected by...
a. the time of year.
, b. location
c. orientation
d. size - ANS -d. size
Loose fiberglass can be held together with adhesive to create:
a. pockets
b. bays
c. dense-pack
d. batts - ANS -d. batts
The 4-step moisture cycle consists of collection, evaporation, condensation, and:
a. distribution
b. exfiltration
c. precipitation
d. saturation - ANS -c. precipitation
The border between conditioned and unconditioned space in a house is called the:
a. building envelope
b. temperature gradiant
c. thermal boundary
d. convective loop - ANS -c. thermal boundary
The components of a house can be said to fall into four general categories: building,
mechanicals, environment, and:
a. structure
b. ventilations
c. occupants
d. energy - ANS -c. occupants
The fundamental scientific principles that govern home performance are collectively known as:
a. physical laws
b. building science
c. diagnostics
d. thermodynamics - ANS -b. building science
The Home Energy Score is determined by:
a. 2009 International Energy Conservation Code
b. 2012 International Energy Conservation Code
c. ENERGY STAR Certified Homes, Version 3
d. An asset assessment that isn't tied to code - ANS -d. an asset assessment that isn't tied to
code
The Home Energy Score uses information about a house's __________ to rate its energy
efficiency on a scale of 1 to 10.
a. assets
b. use
c. construction
d. location - ANS -a. assets
The rate at which water vapor passes through a material is measured in:
a. perms
b. therms
and answers
A comprehensive assessment of a home's performance is called:
a. a baseload
b. an energy index
c. an energy audit
d. a heating setpoint - ANS -c. an energy audit
A family of four, through exhaling and sweating, can produce approximately how much moisture
in a day?
a. 2.5 cups
b. 2.5 pints
c. 2.5 quarts
d. 2.5 galloons - ANS -d. 2.5 gallons
A sloping framing member that supports the roof is called a:
a. rafter
b. joist
c. stud
d. bay - ANS -a. rafter
A vertical framing member that supports an interior or exterior wall is called a:
a. rafter
b. joist
c. stud
d. bay - ANS -c. stud
Air unintentionally flowing out of a house is called:
a. standby loss
b. windwashing
c. infiltration
d. exfiltration - ANS -d. exfiltratio
An object at rest is said to possess why type of energy?
a. thermal
b. potential
c. electromagnetic
d. kinetic - ANS -b. potential
For combustion to occur, what three elements must be present?
a. heat, air, and moisture
b. air, fuel, and heat
c. carbon dioxide, water, and heat
d. light, air, and fuel - ANS -b. air, fuel, and heat
Home Energy Scores that are compared to each other will be most affected by...
a. the time of year.
, b. location
c. orientation
d. size - ANS -d. size
Loose fiberglass can be held together with adhesive to create:
a. pockets
b. bays
c. dense-pack
d. batts - ANS -d. batts
The 4-step moisture cycle consists of collection, evaporation, condensation, and:
a. distribution
b. exfiltration
c. precipitation
d. saturation - ANS -c. precipitation
The border between conditioned and unconditioned space in a house is called the:
a. building envelope
b. temperature gradiant
c. thermal boundary
d. convective loop - ANS -c. thermal boundary
The components of a house can be said to fall into four general categories: building,
mechanicals, environment, and:
a. structure
b. ventilations
c. occupants
d. energy - ANS -c. occupants
The fundamental scientific principles that govern home performance are collectively known as:
a. physical laws
b. building science
c. diagnostics
d. thermodynamics - ANS -b. building science
The Home Energy Score is determined by:
a. 2009 International Energy Conservation Code
b. 2012 International Energy Conservation Code
c. ENERGY STAR Certified Homes, Version 3
d. An asset assessment that isn't tied to code - ANS -d. an asset assessment that isn't tied to
code
The Home Energy Score uses information about a house's __________ to rate its energy
efficiency on a scale of 1 to 10.
a. assets
b. use
c. construction
d. location - ANS -a. assets
The rate at which water vapor passes through a material is measured in:
a. perms
b. therms
