Building Moisture Inspection(BMI)
Final Test Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is the primary purpose of using a
moisture meter in building inspections?
- a) Measuring air temperature
- b) Detecting mold growth
- c) Measuring the moisture content in materials
- d) Assessing air quality
- ANS: c) Measuring the moisture content in materials
2. Which principle of psychrometry involves the measurement
of the amount of water vapor in the air?
- a) Dry bulb temperature
- b) Wet bulb temperature
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, - c) Relative humidity
- d) Dew point
- ANS: c) Relative humidity
3. What is the primary function of a thermo-hygrometer in
environmental monitoring?
- a) Measuring air pressure
- b) Measuring temperature and humidity
- c) Detecting carbon monoxide levels
- d) Measuring wind speed
- ANS: b) Measuring temperature and humidity
4. Which of the following best describes the concept of dew
point in psychrometry?
- a) The temperature at which air becomes saturated with
moisture
- b) The temperature difference between dry bulb and wet bulb
temperatures
- c) The amount of water vapor in the air
- d) The rate of evaporation of water
- ANS: a) The temperature at which air becomes saturated
with moisture
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,5. In thermodynamics, which law states that energy cannot be
created or destroyed, only transferred or converted?
- a) Zeroth law
- b) First law
- c) Second law
- d) Third law
- ANS: b) First law
6. Which inspection equipment is used to visualize temperature
variations on surfaces?
- a) Moisture meter
- b) Thermo-hygrometer
- c) Thermal imaging camera
- d) Anemometer
- ANS: c) Thermal imaging camera
7. What is the significance of the wet bulb temperature in
psychrometry?
- a) It measures the actual air temperature
- b) It indicates the amount of water vapor in the air
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, - c) It represents the lowest temperature that can be achieved by
evaporative cooling
- d) It measures the air pressure
- ANS: c) It represents the lowest temperature that can be
achieved by evaporative cooling
8. Which of the following best describes the concept of relative
humidity?
- a) The total amount of water vapor in the air
- b) The temperature at which condensation occurs
- c) The ratio of the current amount of water vapor in the air to
the maximum amount the air can hold at a given temperature
- d) The rate of evaporation of water
- ANS: c) The ratio of the current amount of water vapor in
the air to the maximum amount the air can hold at a given
temperature
9. Which thermodynamic process occurs when a substance
changes from a liquid to a gas without a change in temperature?
- a) Sublimation
- b) Condensation
- c) Evaporation
- d) Melting
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Final Test Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is the primary purpose of using a
moisture meter in building inspections?
- a) Measuring air temperature
- b) Detecting mold growth
- c) Measuring the moisture content in materials
- d) Assessing air quality
- ANS: c) Measuring the moisture content in materials
2. Which principle of psychrometry involves the measurement
of the amount of water vapor in the air?
- a) Dry bulb temperature
- b) Wet bulb temperature
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, - c) Relative humidity
- d) Dew point
- ANS: c) Relative humidity
3. What is the primary function of a thermo-hygrometer in
environmental monitoring?
- a) Measuring air pressure
- b) Measuring temperature and humidity
- c) Detecting carbon monoxide levels
- d) Measuring wind speed
- ANS: b) Measuring temperature and humidity
4. Which of the following best describes the concept of dew
point in psychrometry?
- a) The temperature at which air becomes saturated with
moisture
- b) The temperature difference between dry bulb and wet bulb
temperatures
- c) The amount of water vapor in the air
- d) The rate of evaporation of water
- ANS: a) The temperature at which air becomes saturated
with moisture
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,5. In thermodynamics, which law states that energy cannot be
created or destroyed, only transferred or converted?
- a) Zeroth law
- b) First law
- c) Second law
- d) Third law
- ANS: b) First law
6. Which inspection equipment is used to visualize temperature
variations on surfaces?
- a) Moisture meter
- b) Thermo-hygrometer
- c) Thermal imaging camera
- d) Anemometer
- ANS: c) Thermal imaging camera
7. What is the significance of the wet bulb temperature in
psychrometry?
- a) It measures the actual air temperature
- b) It indicates the amount of water vapor in the air
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, - c) It represents the lowest temperature that can be achieved by
evaporative cooling
- d) It measures the air pressure
- ANS: c) It represents the lowest temperature that can be
achieved by evaporative cooling
8. Which of the following best describes the concept of relative
humidity?
- a) The total amount of water vapor in the air
- b) The temperature at which condensation occurs
- c) The ratio of the current amount of water vapor in the air to
the maximum amount the air can hold at a given temperature
- d) The rate of evaporation of water
- ANS: c) The ratio of the current amount of water vapor in
the air to the maximum amount the air can hold at a given
temperature
9. Which thermodynamic process occurs when a substance
changes from a liquid to a gas without a change in temperature?
- a) Sublimation
- b) Condensation
- c) Evaporation
- d) Melting
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