Refrigeration RT/RC Prep Quiz

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1: Electricity involves the movement of electrons in atoms

  • True
  • False

2: Fusible plugs shall not be used with pressure vessels of

  • 3 cubic feet or less
  • 15 square feet or less
  • 3 cubic feet or more
  • 15 cubic feet or more

3: What is an egress?

  • A code violation
  • An escape route
  • An entrance or exit
  • A valve put on the low side of the system to prevent frosting

4: Foaming of oil in a compressor is most likely to occur

  • when ambient temperature are low
  • when there is insufficient air across the condenser(i.e., dirty coil)
  • when the evaporator temperatures are below 32F
  • at start-up

5: Three-phase motors have what type of windings?

  • one start winding and one run winding.
  • three run windings
  • three run windings and 3 start windings
  • three start windings

6: Excessive head pressure is often caused by

  • leaking reed valve on the discharge side
  • insufficient refrigerant
  • thermostat set too high
  • air cooled condenser is plugged

7: While water is evaporated in an evaporative condenser the impurities which were in the water are

  • accumulate in the sump water
  • blown to the atmosphere by the fan
  • remain in the air
  • washed out of the air by the spray pump

8: The gauge thickness required on a CO2 tank construction is

  • 1/8"
  • 3/32"
  • 1/16"
  • 5/16"

9: The normal operating evaporator temperature of R-410A for air conditioning is typically

  • 32F
  • 158F
  • 155F
  • 45F

10: What is not a requirement of a class T machine room?

  • self-closing doors
  • automatic ventilation
  • tight fitting doors
  • fire hose connection to the building fire protection system

11: What's the purpose of a megohmmeter?

  • To measure low to very low resistance values
  • To alternate the current in a DC circuit in order to calculate the total impedance of a circuit
  • To measure very high resistances
  • None of the above

12: Calculate the voltage in a series circuit when the total amperage is 10 amps and the resistors have values of: R1=12 ohms, R2=8 ohms, R3=4 ohms

  • 240 volts
  • 2,400 volts
  • 24.0 volts
  • 2.40 volts

13: The two basic types of evaporators are

  • direct expansion and plate
  • flooded and direct expansion
  • prime surface and finned
  • finned and plate

14: What chemical in the refrigerant set off the leak detection alarm?

  • Fluorine
  • Chlorine
  • Both A and B
  • none of the above

15: Walls and doors of a machinery room shall be at least _____ hour(s) fire rated.

  • 1
  • 5
  • 3
  • 2

16: Pressure vessels with an internal volume of 3 cubic feet or more

  • shall use pressure relief devices or fusible plugs
  • shall use fusible plugs
  • do not need pressure relief protection
  • shall use pressure relief devices

17: How many forces operate a thermostatic expansion valve?

  • 1
  • 3
  • 2
  • 4

18: R-123 belongs to Group

  • B-2
  • A-3
  • B-3
  • B-1

19: What happens to copper joints when overheated?

  • nothing
  • joint becomes oxidized and ditorted
  • copper becomes harder
  • none of the above

20: Machinery rooms must be vented to ______?

  • outdoors
  • unoccupied spaces
  • neutralizing tank
  • basement

21: What is an example of institutional occupancy?

  • Football stadium
  • Shopping mall
  • Dorms
  • Hospital

22: If a condenser is on a roof and the temperature is 35F and dropping the capacity

  • increases
  • run as designed with low ambient controls
  • decreases
  • doesn't change

23: An evaporator coil located near heating coil shall have a pressure-relief device installed within ______ inches of the evaporator.

  • 24
  • 48
  • 36
  • 18

24: When the compressor is below the condensor

  • traps are needed on the suction line
  • traps are not needed on this type of system
  • traps are needed on the oil return line
  • traps are needed on the discharge line

25: What device measures the specific gravity of a substance?

  • Hygrometer
  • Hydrometer
  • Thermometer
  • Manometer