Vocabulary 31-40

Question 1

Convection

Answer 1

Transfer of heat through a moving stream of air or water

Question 2

Crawl space

Answer 2

Small space excavated so that work and service on the floor can occur. Usually not high enough for a person to stand up in

Question 3

Cripple

Answer 3

Any framing member that is shorter than usual, as a stud above a door opening or below a window sill

Question 4

Dampproofing

Answer 4

The treatment of masonry or concrete surface to retard the absorption of water or the penetration of water vapour

Question 5

Dew point

Answer 5

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with water vapour

Question 6

Diffusion

Answer 6

Particles of liquid moving from an area of high concentration (warm) to one of lower concentration (cold)

Question 7

Dormer window

Answer 7

A vertical window in a projection built our from a sloping roof

Question 8

Double hung window

Answer 8

A window with 2 sashes, one above the other which move in vertical tracks

Question 9

Eave

Answer 9

Aka Cornice, the horizontal edge at the low side of a sloping roof

Question 10

Excavation

Answer 10

The space created by the removal of soil, rock or fill for the purposes of construction