Massachusetts Refrigeration Tech/Contractors practice quiz
Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz
Topics: All categories in the pool
1: How many refrigerant classifications are there for toxicity?
5
2
1
3
2: If two 500 ohm resistors are connected in series, the resistance will be
1000 ohms
500 ohms
20 ohms
200 ohms
3: A normal operating evaporator temperature of R-22 for air conditioning is typically
45F
55F
58F
32F
4: It is permissible to use a single-pole switch on a 2 HP motor running at 240 volts as long as the switch is rated for at least 2x FLA.
True
False
5: The outer portion of shell of the compressor used on low-pressure chillers is called the
suction
baffle
nozzle
volute
6: A relief valve discharge capacity is rated in
temperature minus pounds of air per second divided by release rate squared
PSIA
Pounds of air per minute.
PSIG
7: What refrigerant has zero ozone depletion
HFC
CFC
HCFC
None of the above
8: A hotel is considered a _______ occupancy.
institutional
mercantile
residential
commercial
9: When an A/C system is excessively low on refrigerant
it can become contaminated with water
there can be nuisance trip outs
the suction line may be too hot to touch
All of the above
10: The instrument used to measure the specific gravity of absorption chiller solutions is the
Psychrometer
hydrometer
refractometer
anemometer
11: R-22 falls under which safety classification?
B-1
A-2
A-1
B-2
12: A 24 volt transformer with a 240 volt primary can handle how many amps?
There isn't enough information to answer.
20 amps
10 amps
24 amps
13: Pressure is the equivalent of
force per unit area
force times area
force
area times force
14: Refrigerant restricted in 2004 but used for transition for decades:
R-123
R-22
R-11
R-134A
15: The freezing point of water at sea level is?
32F
32C
-10C
0F
16: Ammonia belongs to Group
B-2
A-1
B-1
A-2
17: A room having machinery but no flame producing apparatus permanently installed and operated is considered a
Class T machinery room
Class B machinery room
Class A machinery room
Class M machinery room
18: In a system designed for sub-zero ambient temperatures, what must be added?
Low-ambient kit
Infrared dye for leak identification
Nitrogen
Booster compressor
19: The level of voltage caused by back electromagnetic force that opens the contacts of a potential relay in order to take the start capacitor out of the circuit is
pick up voltage
lift voltage
boost voltage
run voltage
20: Who is permitted to access a refrigeration machine room?
Any employee
Anyone, it's a completely safe area
Authorized persons only
Contractors only
21: Megaohm meter's main function is
to detect weak motor winding insulation of a refrigeration or air conditioning compressor by creating high DC voltages to the compressor
to detect very high resistances to ground of refrigeration or air conditioning compressors
to test very high value capacitors for large 3-phase refrigeration compressors and blower motors.
Both a and b are correct
22: A normally operating R-410A system with a condensing temperature of 110F will have a high side pressure of around ______ psig
255 psig
327 psig
125 psig
365 psig
23: What would be the classification of a church?
Industrial
Place of assembly
Large mercantile
Institutional
24: What is Trichlorotrifluoromethane?
R-13
R-113
R-11
R-12
25: How many flammability classifications are refrigerants in?