HVAC 120 Unit 1 Review Questions

1. Temperature is defined as
a. how hot it is.
b. the level of heat.
c. how cold it is.
d. why it is hot.

2. State the standard conditions for water to boil at 212F.

Air
3. List four types of temperature scales.
Fahrenheit, Celsius, Rankine, Kelvin
4. Under standard conditions, water freezes at _______C.
0oC
5. Molecular motion stops at ________F.
460F
6. One British thermal unit will raise the temperature of ______ lb. of water
_______F.
1lb of water 1F.
7. In which direction does heat flow?
a. From a cold substance to a cold substance
b. Up
c. Down
d. From a warm substance to a cold substance

8. Describe heat transfer by conduction.

Heat transfer from one molecule to another within a substance or from one
substance to another.
9. An
a.
b.
c.
d.

increase in sensible heat causes

higher thermometer reading.
a lower thermometer reading.
no change of the thermometer reading.
ice to melt.

10.Latent heat causes

HVAC 120 Unit 1 Review Questions

a.
b.
c.
d.

a higher thermometer reading.

temperature to rise.
a change of state.
temperature to fall.

11.Describe how heat is transferred by convection.

Heat transfer from one place to another using a fluid.
12.Describe how heat is transferred by radiation.
Heat transferred by radiation travels through space without heating the space
and is absorbed by the first solid object that it encounters.
13.Specific heat is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1
lb. of a _____________ 1F.
British thermal unit (Btu)
14.Atmospheric pressure at sea level under standard conditions is _______ inches
of mercury (Hg) or ____________ pounds per square inch absolute (psia).
29.92 in. Hg or 14.696 psia
15.Describe the difference between a mercury and an aneroid barometer.
The mercury barometer is a glass tube about 36 in. long that is closed on one
end and filled with mercury.
The aneroid barometer uses a closed bellows that expands and contracts with
atmospheric pressure changes.
16.Does pressure inside a Bourdon tube pressure gauge cause the Bourdon tube
to straighten or to curl?
When pressure is increased inside, it tends to straighten.
17.To change from psig to psia, you must add to psig.
Add 15psi
18.Convert 80F to Celsius.
C=((80+40)/1.8)-40= 26.7
19.Convert 22C to Fahrenheit.
F=((22+40)x1.8)-40= 71.6