Massachusetts Refrigeration Tech/Contractors practice quiz
Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz
Topics: All categories in the pool
1: Lithium-bromide, Li-Br, is best characterized as a
sand
soil
sugar
salt
2: What is a Category "M" fluid?
Any fluid that exceeds 150 psig and has design temperatures over 366F
A typical refrigerant used on newer air conditioning and heat pump systems
A fluid which is nonflammable, nontoxic, not damaging to human tissues, does not exceed 150 psig, and the designed temperature is between -20F to 366F
A toxic fluid, which can produce serious irreversible harm to persons on breathing or bodily content
3: It takes how many BTU/hr to melt one pound of ice at 32F
212
180
970
144
4: What refrigerant doesn't have to be classified?
R-717
R-422A
R-134A
R-718
5: The generator shell contains the
condenser and the absorber
condenser, the evaporator, and the generator
condenser and the generator
evaporator and the absorber
6: How are safety controls wired in a circuit?
Either series or parallel
Series/parallel
Series
Parallel
7: While water is evaporated in an evaporative condenser the impurities which were in the water are
remain in the air
blown to the atmosphere by the fan
washed out of the air by the spray pump
accumulate in the sump water
8: The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water 1F is?
1 BTU
The rate of conduction
1 Kelvin
1 Therm
9: Insurance companies shall forward each inspection report of all refrigeration or A/C systems to the Chief of Inspections within
14 days
30 days
2 months
1 week
10: The rupture disc on a low-pressure chiller typically releases pressure at
15 psig
10 psig
0 psig
5 psig
11: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 3 cubic feet or more
shall use pressure relief devices
shall use fusible plugs
do not need pressure relief protection
shall use pressure relief devices or fusible plugs
12: What must be done to all doors and access points in duct work going through a mechanical room?
Must be hindged
Must be screwed shut
Must be sealed and gasketed
All of the above
13: A R-22 system running with a condensing temperature of 110F and a 40F evaporator temperature will read pressures of ____ on the high side and ____ on the low side.
350 psig, 120 psig
455 psig, 185 psig
257 psig, 77 psig
226 psig, 68 psig
14: An evaporator coil located near heating coil shall have a pressure-relief device installed within ______ inches of the evaporator.
36
24
48
18
15: The test pressure applied to the high side of each factory-assembled refrigerating system shall be at least equal to the design pressure of
the aggregate of the high side and low side
the low side
2.5 times the design pressure
the high side
16: In a low temperature refrigeration system, the benefit of the system using P.A.G. oil is
it is hydroscopic
it traps moisture
viscosity
all of the above
17: The measurement of heat in a particular substance is
specific heat
latent heat
sensible heat
enthalpy
18: A mixed occupancy occurs when two or more occupancies are located with the same building
true
false
19: What device measures the specific gravity of a substance?
Hydrometer
Thermometer
Hygrometer
Manometer
20: When is the space above a drop ceiling calculated as space for refrigerant limit quantities?
When it's used as part of a supply or return air system
When there is a space 6' or more above it
When its white
When there are sprinklers above
21: A chilled water pump's suction gauge reads 10 psig. The discharge gauge reads 48 psig. What is the head in feet the pump is working against?
58
88
38
96
22: What would be the classification of a prison?
Place of assembly
Industrial
Institutional
Large mercantile
23: How can you test mechanical strength of an electrical connection?
measure ohms with an electrical meter
measure voltage across the connection
attempt to pull the wire from the connector by hand
none of the above.
24: Field Inspections of refrigeration and A/C systems in Massachusetts shall be made by
District Engineering Inspectors
Commissioned Inspectors
Master licensed Technician
both a or b
25: Fusible plugs shall not be used with pressure vessels of