Quiz 3

Question 1

What type of lighting fixture would you specify if you wanted the lowest installed cost?

Answer 1

Incandescent

Question 2

From your plan reading assignment, what was the minimum burial depth indicated on the drawings for the power conduits?

Answer 2

Not shown/none of the above

Question 3

What type of lighting fixture would you specify if you wanted the best color rendition

Answer 3

LED

Question 4

What type of lighting fixture would you specify if you wanted the longest lamp life?

Answer 4

Mercury Vapor

Question 5

What type of lighting fixture would you specify if you wanted the best overall combination of cost, efficiency, color rendition, and life?

Answer 5

Fluorescent

Question 6

What term is used as a measure of light energy?

Answer 6

Lumen

Question 7

What term is used as a measure of light intensity?

Answer 7

Footcandle

Question 8

A ballast is required for correct operation of:

Answer 8

C and D (Fluorescent lamps and HID lamps)

Question 9

__________ is the appearance of a color when illuminated by a light source

Answer 9

Color Rendering

Question 10

The main purpose of a storm water system for a residence is

Answer 10

Drain water away from the foundation

Question 11

From your plan reading assignment, what was the size(s) of the electrical power conductors shown on the single line diagram between the manholes and building?

Answer 11

500kcmil and #2 AWG

Question 12

Underground water storage systems designed to save runoff water should be equipped with

Answer 12

A silt and leaf trap

Question 13

A bioswale is

Answer 13

a method of reducing water runoff to storm sewers

Question 14

Improper gutter systems can

Answer 14

lead to structural water damage

Question 15

The first order of business when designing a DWV system is to

Answer 15

Locate the Fixtures

Question 16

Cast iron pipe is often called the _________ pipe.

Answer 16

Quiet

Question 17

Discharge capacities for different sizes of horizontal drainage pipes are found in __________

Answer 17

a table in the Plumbing code

Question 18

For DWV systems, drawings typically use ____________ for drains and ____________ for vents.

Answer 18

Solid lines; dashed lines