Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers
HVAC Pretest BOMA Questions and
Correct Verified Answers
Two basic categories of chillers are the ___.
a. Compression cycle and absorption
b. purge and absorption
c. absorption and lithium bromide
d. purge and lithium bromide
✓ a. Compression cycle and absorption
The five requirements for comfort are proper temperature, humidity, filtration, _____,
and ventilation.
a. circulation
b. velocity
c. sq.ft.
d. none of the above
✓ a. circulation
The primary function of an expansion device is to ____.
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a. produce a reduction in the pressure on the liquid refrigerant
b. regulate the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator
c. lower the boiling point of the refrigerant far enough below the temperature of the
load to get the needed heat transfer rate
d. all of the above
✓ d. all of the above
The wet-bulb depression is ____.
a. the difference between the dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures
b. the same as the wet-bulb temperatures
c. the same as the dry-bulb temperatures
d. when the air is saturated with moisture
✓ a. the difference between the dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures
The dew-point temperature is the ___.
a. temperature when the air is saturated with moisture
b. temperature when the moisture begins to condense out of the air
c. difference between the dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures
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d. temperature of the air at 50% relative humidity
✓ b. temperature when the moisture begins to condense out of the air
How many Btus are required to change one pound of ice at 20°F to steam at 220°F?
a. 1,304 Btu/h
b. 2,608 Btu/h
c. 6,520 Btu/h
d. 3,912 Btu/h
✓ a. 1,304 Btu/h
If an R-12 refrigeration system is operating with a 25.4 psig suction pressure, what is
the evaporator superheat if the evaporator outlet temperature is 34 degrees F.
a. 9°F
b. 59°F
c. 34°F
d. 25°F
✓ a. 9°F
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On an R-11 or R-123 system, the refrigerant removal process normally starts with the
removal of ____.
a. water
b. liquid refrigerant
c. vapor refrigerant
d. oil
✓ b. liquid refrigerant
The condenser in a refrigeration system ___.
a. desuperheats the vapor from the compressor
b. condenses the vapor from the compressor
c. subcools the liquid refrigerant before it leaves the condenser
d. all of the above
✓ d. all of the above
The human body gives off heat by which of the following?
a. convection
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HVAC Pretest BOMA Questions and
Correct Verified Answers
Two basic categories of chillers are the ___.
a. Compression cycle and absorption
b. purge and absorption
c. absorption and lithium bromide
d. purge and lithium bromide
✓ a. Compression cycle and absorption
The five requirements for comfort are proper temperature, humidity, filtration, _____,
and ventilation.
a. circulation
b. velocity
c. sq.ft.
d. none of the above
✓ a. circulation
The primary function of an expansion device is to ____.
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, Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers
a. produce a reduction in the pressure on the liquid refrigerant
b. regulate the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator
c. lower the boiling point of the refrigerant far enough below the temperature of the
load to get the needed heat transfer rate
d. all of the above
✓ d. all of the above
The wet-bulb depression is ____.
a. the difference between the dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures
b. the same as the wet-bulb temperatures
c. the same as the dry-bulb temperatures
d. when the air is saturated with moisture
✓ a. the difference between the dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures
The dew-point temperature is the ___.
a. temperature when the air is saturated with moisture
b. temperature when the moisture begins to condense out of the air
c. difference between the dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures
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d. temperature of the air at 50% relative humidity
✓ b. temperature when the moisture begins to condense out of the air
How many Btus are required to change one pound of ice at 20°F to steam at 220°F?
a. 1,304 Btu/h
b. 2,608 Btu/h
c. 6,520 Btu/h
d. 3,912 Btu/h
✓ a. 1,304 Btu/h
If an R-12 refrigeration system is operating with a 25.4 psig suction pressure, what is
the evaporator superheat if the evaporator outlet temperature is 34 degrees F.
a. 9°F
b. 59°F
c. 34°F
d. 25°F
✓ a. 9°F
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, Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers
On an R-11 or R-123 system, the refrigerant removal process normally starts with the
removal of ____.
a. water
b. liquid refrigerant
c. vapor refrigerant
d. oil
✓ b. liquid refrigerant
The condenser in a refrigeration system ___.
a. desuperheats the vapor from the compressor
b. condenses the vapor from the compressor
c. subcools the liquid refrigerant before it leaves the condenser
d. all of the above
✓ d. all of the above
The human body gives off heat by which of the following?
a. convection
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