BPI Test Questions and Answers
Home performance - Answer-is the systematic approach to improving the comfort, health,
safety, energy efficiency, and durability of a home.
The Big 3: - Answer-Heat, Air and Moisture
Difference in temperature and humidity between areas inside the house, and betwee...
Rafter - Answer✔✔-a sloped framing member that supports the roof
Joist - Answer✔✔-horizontal framing member that supports a ceiling or floor
Stud - Answer✔✔-a vertical framing member that supports an interior or exterior wall
Bay - Answer✔✔-the space between and the size of the wood influence the cavity or bay
(indicates the amount of insulation)
Thermodynamics Definition - Answer✔✔-an are of science that looks at the relationship
between heat and other kinds of energy
1st Law of Thermodynamics - Answer✔✔-energy moves from place to place; energy changes
form one form to another; energy cannot be created or destroyed
Energy moves around and changes form.
2nd Law of Thermodynamics - Answer✔✔-energy flows naturally from high concentrations to
low concentrations
HEAT moves from warmer to cooler; AIR moves from higher pressure to lower pressure;
MOISTURE moves from wetter to drier
Potential vs. Kinetic Energy - Answer✔✔-Potential energy is stored energy. Think of firewood, or
a battery.
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