MOLD TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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What do the initials RH or RH% stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Relative Humidity
What do the initials GPP stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Grains per pound/Specific humidity
The initials IICRC stand for what organization? - correct answer ✔✔Institute of Inspection ,
Cleaning Restoration Certification
Bound water/moisture is water/moisture that is(circle all that apply):
a. Water/moisture that can easily be extracted from materials
b. Water/moisture in structural materials that cannot be removed through the extraction
process
c. Water/moisture that must be removed through high powered drying equipment
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - correct answer ✔✔B. Water/moisture in structural materials that cannot
be removed through the extraction process
and C. Water/moisture that must be removed through high powered drying equipment
High powered air movers are used on water damage drying jobs to dry water damaged
materials, by forcing the water/moisture out of the materials and into the air. The process of
turning a liquid into vapor is called?
a. Condensation
b. Sublimation
c. Evaporation
,d. Drying
e. None of the Above - correct answer ✔✔C. Evaporation
What does LGR stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Low Grain Refrigerant
What makes an LGR different from a standard dehumidifier in terms of drying? - correct answer
✔✔Continues drying at lower grains/when air is dryer
True/False: The exhausted, output heat from the LGR dehumidifier will assist in evaporating
moisture in materials. - correct answer ✔✔True
On water damage jobs where they may be mold contamination and on mold remediation jobs,
we use an air cleaning machine called a HEPA Air Scrubber. What does the acronym HEPA stand
for? - correct answer ✔✔High Efficiency Particulate Air
How many categories of water damage are there? - correct answer ✔✔3
Name two examples of a category 2 water source? - correct answer ✔✔Rain/Dishwasher
leak/Grey
How many classifications of water damage are there? - correct answer ✔✔4
The classification system for water damage was designed by the IICRC and is used to
determine(circle all that apply):
a. Size of the area affected
b. Source of water
c. Amount of water present
d. Expected rate of evaporation
, e. All of the above - correct answer ✔✔A. Size of the area affected, C. Amount of water present,
and D. Expected rate of evaporation
Read this scenario. A hot water heater has broken in a house. The water damaged all of the
carpet and vinyl flooring in the basement where the laundry room was located. The residents
were away and did not find the damage until they got home. The estimated time that the water
sat before being found was 5-7 days. What category of water damage is this job? - correct
answer ✔✔3
Read this scenario. A hot water heater has broken in a house. The water damaged all of the
carpet and vinyl flooring in the basement where the laundry room was located. The residents
were away and did not find the damage until they got home. The estimated time that the water
sat before being found was 5-7 days. What classification is this water damage job? - correct
answer ✔✔3
Read this scenario. A hot water heater has broken in a house. The water damaged all of the
carpet and vinyl flooring in the basement where the laundry room was located. The residents
were away and did not find the damage until they got home. The estimated time that the water
sat before being found was 5-7 days. True/False: Is it possible that water on the ground has
wicked up the wall above four feet high? - correct answer ✔✔True
Read this scenario. A hot water heater has broken in a house. The water damaged all of the
carpet and vinyl flooring in the basement where the laundry room was located. The residents
were away and did not find the damage until they got home. The estimated time that the water
sat before being found was 5-7 days. True/false: Mold has begun to germinate within the wall
cavities. - correct answer ✔✔True
What does the acronym HAT stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Heat/Airflow/Temperature
The four principles of drying are(check all that apply):
a. Temperature control
b. Airflow
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What do the initials RH or RH% stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Relative Humidity
What do the initials GPP stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Grains per pound/Specific humidity
The initials IICRC stand for what organization? - correct answer ✔✔Institute of Inspection ,
Cleaning Restoration Certification
Bound water/moisture is water/moisture that is(circle all that apply):
a. Water/moisture that can easily be extracted from materials
b. Water/moisture in structural materials that cannot be removed through the extraction
process
c. Water/moisture that must be removed through high powered drying equipment
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - correct answer ✔✔B. Water/moisture in structural materials that cannot
be removed through the extraction process
and C. Water/moisture that must be removed through high powered drying equipment
High powered air movers are used on water damage drying jobs to dry water damaged
materials, by forcing the water/moisture out of the materials and into the air. The process of
turning a liquid into vapor is called?
a. Condensation
b. Sublimation
c. Evaporation
,d. Drying
e. None of the Above - correct answer ✔✔C. Evaporation
What does LGR stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Low Grain Refrigerant
What makes an LGR different from a standard dehumidifier in terms of drying? - correct answer
✔✔Continues drying at lower grains/when air is dryer
True/False: The exhausted, output heat from the LGR dehumidifier will assist in evaporating
moisture in materials. - correct answer ✔✔True
On water damage jobs where they may be mold contamination and on mold remediation jobs,
we use an air cleaning machine called a HEPA Air Scrubber. What does the acronym HEPA stand
for? - correct answer ✔✔High Efficiency Particulate Air
How many categories of water damage are there? - correct answer ✔✔3
Name two examples of a category 2 water source? - correct answer ✔✔Rain/Dishwasher
leak/Grey
How many classifications of water damage are there? - correct answer ✔✔4
The classification system for water damage was designed by the IICRC and is used to
determine(circle all that apply):
a. Size of the area affected
b. Source of water
c. Amount of water present
d. Expected rate of evaporation
, e. All of the above - correct answer ✔✔A. Size of the area affected, C. Amount of water present,
and D. Expected rate of evaporation
Read this scenario. A hot water heater has broken in a house. The water damaged all of the
carpet and vinyl flooring in the basement where the laundry room was located. The residents
were away and did not find the damage until they got home. The estimated time that the water
sat before being found was 5-7 days. What category of water damage is this job? - correct
answer ✔✔3
Read this scenario. A hot water heater has broken in a house. The water damaged all of the
carpet and vinyl flooring in the basement where the laundry room was located. The residents
were away and did not find the damage until they got home. The estimated time that the water
sat before being found was 5-7 days. What classification is this water damage job? - correct
answer ✔✔3
Read this scenario. A hot water heater has broken in a house. The water damaged all of the
carpet and vinyl flooring in the basement where the laundry room was located. The residents
were away and did not find the damage until they got home. The estimated time that the water
sat before being found was 5-7 days. True/False: Is it possible that water on the ground has
wicked up the wall above four feet high? - correct answer ✔✔True
Read this scenario. A hot water heater has broken in a house. The water damaged all of the
carpet and vinyl flooring in the basement where the laundry room was located. The residents
were away and did not find the damage until they got home. The estimated time that the water
sat before being found was 5-7 days. True/false: Mold has begun to germinate within the wall
cavities. - correct answer ✔✔True
What does the acronym HAT stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Heat/Airflow/Temperature
The four principles of drying are(check all that apply):
a. Temperature control
b. Airflow
