ARE 5.0 Programming & Analysis -
Brightwood Glossary (S-Z) UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
sample - CORRECT ANSWER - Material or assembly submitted for the architect's
approval prior to manufacture or delivery to the project.
satellite - CORRECT ANSWER - In urban planning, an outlying community of secondary
importance, dependent on a larger city.
scale - CORRECT ANSWER - The relative measurement of an object, with reference to
the dimensions of the human body.
schedule of values - CORRECT ANSWER - A statement furnished to the architect by the
contractor reflecting the amounts to be allotted for the principal divisions of the work. It serves
as a guide for reviewing the contractor's periodic applications for payment.
separate prime contract - CORRECT ANSWER - One of several owner-contractor
agreements for a project, each of which provides for constructing a major portion of the work
(general construction, electrical, mechanical, etc.) by a different contract.
septic system - CORRECT ANSWER - sewage treatment system consisting of a tank and
filtering system.
setback - CORRECT ANSWER - A legally defined distance from the property line into
which a structure may not project.
sewer - CORRECT ANSWER - An underground pipe or drain used to carry off rain water
(storm sewer) or waste matter (sanitary sewer).
, sheeting - CORRECT ANSWER - A thin layer of water moving across a surface, also
called sheet flow.
shop drawings - CORRECT ANSWER - Drawings prepared by the contractor,
subcontractor, manufacturer, or supplier, showing how specific portions of the work shall be
fabricated and/or installed.
sick building syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER - A term used to describe poor indoor air
quality, which can lead to discomfort and possibly disease.
side yard - CORRECT ANSWER - The minimum legal distance between side property
lines and a structure.
silt - CORRECT ANSWER - A fine-grained soil whose particles are 0.05 to 0.002
millimeters in diameter.
single prime contract - CORRECT ANSWER - A contract for building construction under
which one prime contractor is responsible for the entire project, in contrast to having separate
contracts.
site planning - CORRECT ANSWER - Designing the external physical environment in
which buildings and structures are placed.
slope - CORRECT ANSWER - The amount of deviation from the horizontal or vertical.
sludge - CORRECT ANSWER - Accumulated solids that settle out of the sewage, forming
a semi-liquid mass on the bottom of a septic tank.
slum - CORRECT ANSWER - An urban area that is overcrowded and whose buildings
may be unsafe and unhealthful to inhabit.
Brightwood Glossary (S-Z) UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
sample - CORRECT ANSWER - Material or assembly submitted for the architect's
approval prior to manufacture or delivery to the project.
satellite - CORRECT ANSWER - In urban planning, an outlying community of secondary
importance, dependent on a larger city.
scale - CORRECT ANSWER - The relative measurement of an object, with reference to
the dimensions of the human body.
schedule of values - CORRECT ANSWER - A statement furnished to the architect by the
contractor reflecting the amounts to be allotted for the principal divisions of the work. It serves
as a guide for reviewing the contractor's periodic applications for payment.
separate prime contract - CORRECT ANSWER - One of several owner-contractor
agreements for a project, each of which provides for constructing a major portion of the work
(general construction, electrical, mechanical, etc.) by a different contract.
septic system - CORRECT ANSWER - sewage treatment system consisting of a tank and
filtering system.
setback - CORRECT ANSWER - A legally defined distance from the property line into
which a structure may not project.
sewer - CORRECT ANSWER - An underground pipe or drain used to carry off rain water
(storm sewer) or waste matter (sanitary sewer).
, sheeting - CORRECT ANSWER - A thin layer of water moving across a surface, also
called sheet flow.
shop drawings - CORRECT ANSWER - Drawings prepared by the contractor,
subcontractor, manufacturer, or supplier, showing how specific portions of the work shall be
fabricated and/or installed.
sick building syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER - A term used to describe poor indoor air
quality, which can lead to discomfort and possibly disease.
side yard - CORRECT ANSWER - The minimum legal distance between side property
lines and a structure.
silt - CORRECT ANSWER - A fine-grained soil whose particles are 0.05 to 0.002
millimeters in diameter.
single prime contract - CORRECT ANSWER - A contract for building construction under
which one prime contractor is responsible for the entire project, in contrast to having separate
contracts.
site planning - CORRECT ANSWER - Designing the external physical environment in
which buildings and structures are placed.
slope - CORRECT ANSWER - The amount of deviation from the horizontal or vertical.
sludge - CORRECT ANSWER - Accumulated solids that settle out of the sewage, forming
a semi-liquid mass on the bottom of a septic tank.
slum - CORRECT ANSWER - An urban area that is overcrowded and whose buildings
may be unsafe and unhealthful to inhabit.
