Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

Topics: All categories in the pool

Quiz Result Settings

1: Starting relays for a single phase compressors are used to remove the starting circuit from operation when the motor reaches approximately ____ percent of its speed.

  • 50
  • 100
  • 24
  • 75

2: Refrigerant restricted in 2004 but used for transition for decades:

  • R-123
  • R-22
  • R-11
  • R-134A

3: What type refrigerant is NOT ozone depleting?

  • HCFC
  • Halon
  • HFC
  • CFC

4: What is a Category "M" fluid?

  • 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
  • Any fluid that exceeds 150 psig and has design temperatures over 366F
  • A toxic fluid, which can produce serious irreversible harm to persons on breathing or bodily content
  • A typical refrigerant used on newer air conditioning and heat pump systems

5: What would be the classification for Stop & Shop grocery store?

  • Industrial
  • Large mercantile
  • Instituional
  • Place of assembly

6: Two systems using separate refrigerants that are superimposed upon one another is called

  • indirect
  • cascade
  • single stage
  • booster

7: Total heat of a substance is considered

  • empathetical
  • specific heat
  • sensible heat
  • enthalpy

8: How many volts would you read on a 480V system phase to phase?

  • 480
  • 1/3 the voltage
  • 277

9: What type of voltage causes the winding in a potential relay to open?

  • BEMF (Back Electro-Motive Force)
  • 24V control voltage from the thermostat
  • 120V line voltage
  • None of the above

10: How many gallons of water do you need per pound of ammonia?

  • 1
  • 100
  • 50
  • 10

11: R-410A is classified as a ____ refrigerant on the safety matrix.

  • A-2
  • B-1
  • A-1
  • B-2

12: A low oil switch is typically

  • non used on semi-hermetic compressors over 10 ton capacity
  • manual reset
  • time-delay auto reset
  • automatic reset

13: The Department that certifies the transportation of refrigerant is the

  • EPO
  • DOT
  • EPA
  • RSES

14: What is absolute humidity?

  • the amount of moisture in the air per one pound of 50% RH air
  • the amount of moisture in the air in grains of cubic feet of volume
  • the amount of moisture in the air in grains of square feet of volume
  • none of the above

15: With a 5/8" X 5/8" x 3/4" tee, what size is the center connection?

  • 1/2"
  • 3/8"
  • 3/4"
  • 5/8"

16: What section governs pressure vessels?

  • Section 8 ASHREA 15 ASME unfired
  • Section 1 ASHREA 15 ASME fired
  • OSHA
  • Section ASHREA 34

17: What is the purpose of a surge capacitor on a contactor?

  • to keep the contactor pulled in
  • to provide smoother start/stops
  • to balance the sine waves
  • to protect low voltage equipment

18: Which occupancy can ammonia be used in?

  • industrial
  • commercial
  • redifential
  • depends on the quantity of freon

19: The total amount of refrigerant stored in a machinery room in all containers not provided with relief valves shall not exceed

  • 550 lbs
  • 660 lbs
  • 55 lbs
  • 330 lbs.

20: 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
  • 96
  • 88
  • 38

21: Sensible heat is the heat added to a substance to

  • raise its temperature
  • freeze it
  • cause evaporation
  • change its state

22: 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

23: What is not a requirement of a Class T machine room?

  • Tight fitting doors
  • Automatic ventilation
  • Fire hose connected to the building fire protection system.
  • Self-closing doors

24: The critical temperature of a refrigerant gas occurs when

  • any decrease in pressure will cause condensation
  • any increase in pressure will not liquefy the gas
  • the gas is no longer saturated
  • the gas returns to a liquid

25: A single pole-double throw switch used how many wires excluding the ground wire?

  • three
  • two
  • five
  • four