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1. What is a window sill?

The bottom horizontal trim member at the base of a window projecting outward.

The frame surrounding a window

The top horizontal trim member at the base of a window projecting outward.

The glass pane in a window

Answer

Correct Answer: The bottom horizontal trim member at the base of a window projecting outward.

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2. What is webbing truss?

A truss member that is used to support a web.

A truss member that connects the top and bottom chords, filling the truss structure.

A truss made completely of webbing.

A truss member that connects the top and bottom chords, but does not fill the whole truss structure.

Answer

Correct Answer: A truss member that connects the top and bottom chords, filling the truss structure.

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3. What is webbing truss made up of?

Truss members that connect the top and bottom chords

Truss members that connect the top and bottom

Members that connect the top and bottom chords

Members that connect the top chords

Answer

Correct Answer: Truss members that connect the top and bottom chords

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4. What is a wall cabinet also called?

Overhead cabinet

Recessed cabinet

Base cabinet

Surface mounted cabinet

Answer

Correct Answer: Overhead cabinet

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5. Valley Flashing is ______________.

Sheet metal flashing that is shaped to contour the valley of a roof where two roof sections meet.

A type of roofing shingle

A structural support for a roof

A measure of the steepness of a roof

Answer

Correct Answer: Sheet metal flashing that is shaped to contour the valley of a roof where two roof sections meet.

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6. Valley flashing is used to:

Protect the roof from high winds.

Improve the drainage of the roof.

Provide insulation for the roof.

Shape the valley of a roof where two roof sections meet.

Answer

Correct Answer: Shape the valley of a roof where two roof sections meet.

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7. Which part of a truss creates the ceiling on the interior of a structure?

The diagonal member

The vertical member

The horizontal bottom member

The horizontal top member

Answer

Correct Answer: The horizontal bottom member

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8. What is the horizontal bottom member of a truss called?

Truss Beam

Truss Chord

Truss Post

Truss Strut

Answer

Correct Answer: Truss Chord

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9. Trusses are triangular in shape because _____________.

Triangles are the easiest shape to construct

It is the strongest possible shape for withstanding compression and tension

It makes the truss look more aesthetically pleasing

The more sides a shape has, the weaker it is

Answer

Correct Answer: It is the strongest possible shape for withstanding compression and tension

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10. What is a trimmer?

A support placed beneath a window or door to keep it level.

A window or door header on its ends.

A piece of trim used around windows and doors.

A vertical framing member that supports a window or door header on its ends.

Answer

Correct Answer: A vertical framing member that supports a window or door header on its ends.

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11. What is a transom window?

A window that is placed in front of a doorway.

A window that is placed above a doorway.

A window that is placed below a doorway.

A window that is placed to the side of a doorway.

Answer

Correct Answer: A window that is placed above a doorway.

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12. What does the top plate carry?

The roof trusses

The ceiling joists or rafters

The wall studs

The floor joists

Answer

Correct Answer: The ceiling joists or rafters

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13. What is the purpose of a top plate?

To carry the ceiling joists or rafters

To provide a space for the electrical wiring

To support the wall studs

To hold the windows in place

Answer

Correct Answer: To carry the ceiling joists or rafters

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14. What is the purpose of termite flashing?

To add decorative appeal to the exterior of the house.

To prevent insects from getting into the wood-framed structure.

To allow water to drain away from the foundation

To help support the weight of the structure

Answer

Correct Answer: To prevent insects from getting into the wood-framed structure.

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15. What is a stud?

A support for a shelf

A vertical framing member used to create walls.

The vertical member of a door

A unit of measure

Answer

Correct Answer: A vertical framing member used to create walls.

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16. What is the purpose of a stud?

A vertical framing member used to create walls

A tool used to measure distance between studs

A type of screw used to secure drywall

A horizontal framing member used to create walls

Answer

Correct Answer: A vertical framing member used to create walls

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17. What is the angled member of a stair section that supports the risers and treads called?

Riser

Tread

Stringer

Support

Answer

Correct Answer: Stringer

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18. What does a stringer support?

Stringers

Risers

Risers and treads

Treads

Answer

Correct Answer: Risers and treads

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19. What is a stile?

A vertical face frame member of a cabinet between two doors.

A horizontal member of a doorframe.

A vertical member of a doorframe.

A horizontal face frame member of a cabinet between two doors.

Answer

Correct Answer: A vertical face frame member of a cabinet between two doors.

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20. What is a stepped foundation wall?

A foundation wall or stem wall that is the same height throughout.

A foundation wall or stem wall that may have various heights creating a stepped look.

A foundation wall or stem wall that decreases in height

A foundation wall or stem wall that increases in height

Answer

Correct Answer: A foundation wall or stem wall that may have various heights creating a stepped look.

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21. What is a stem wall?

A load-bearing wall that provides support for the ends of joists

A foundation wall section made of concrete below the framed section and above the footing.

A wall that slopes inward, used to support

Answer

Correct Answer: A foundation wall section made of concrete below the framed section and above the footing.

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22. What is a stair riser?

The vertical face of a step in a flight of stairs.

The horizontal part of a step in a flight of stairs.

A stone that is used to support the weight of a building.

A device used to measure the height of a person or object.

Answer

Correct Answer: The vertical face of a step in a flight of stairs.

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23. What is a Split Level A house?

A house with only two levels

A house that is difficult to cool.

A house in which various sections of the floor plan have different floor and ceilings heights.

A house that is difficult to heat

Answer

Correct Answer: A house in which various sections of the floor plan have different floor and ceilings heights.

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24. What is a soffit?

A boxed area usually built above cabinets to fill the gap between the cabinet top and the ceiling.

A way to connect two cabinets

A type of cabinet

A decorative element in a room

Answer

Correct Answer: A boxed area usually built above cabinets to fill the gap between the cabinet top and the ceiling.

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25. What is the purpose of a soffit?

To provide extra storage space.

To support the countertop.

To fill the gap between the cabinet top and the ceiling.

To add decorative detail.

Answer

Correct Answer: To fill the gap between the cabinet top and the ceiling.

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26. Which of the following is true about a slider door?

One section is active, sliding over the other section when opened.

The door is entirely passive and does not move when opened.

When opened, both sections are active and slide over each other.

The door is composed of three sections, with the middle section being active.

Answer

Correct Answer: One section is active, sliding over the other section when opened.

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27. What is a slab foundation?

A foundation in which a concrete slab foundation floor creates the first floor of a home.

A foundation in which a crawlspace is created.

A foundation in which no concrete is used.

A foundation in which a concrete slab foundation floor creates the basement of a home.

Answer

Correct Answer: A foundation in which a concrete slab foundation floor creates the first floor of a home.

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28. What type of roof covers an entire area?

Hip Roof

Mansard Roof

Shed Roof

Gable Roof

Answer

Correct Answer: Shed Roof

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29. What is the outer cover of a framed wall or roof section called?

Siding

Sheathing

Soffit

Shuttering

Answer

Correct Answer: Sheathing

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30. What is the purpose of sheathing?

It is used to protect the frame of a wall or roof section.

It is the inner cover of a framed wall or roof section.

It is the outer cover of a framed wall or roof section.

It is used to protect the frame of a wall or roof section from weather and pests.

Answer

Correct Answer: It is the outer cover of a framed wall or roof section.

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31. Why is the ridge off-center on a saltbox roof?

Because the roof's pitch is different on each of the two roof sections.

To give the illusion of a taller building.

So that it can better withstand high winds.

To make the roof more aerodynamic.

Answer

Correct Answer: Because the roof's pitch is different on each of the two roof sections.

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32. What is a rim joist?

A joist at the inner edge of a floor platform to which the floor joist ends meet.

A joist at the outer edge of a floor platform that doesn't meet with the floor joist ends

A joist that meets in the middle of the floor platform

A joist at the outer edge of a floor platform to which the floor joist ends meet.

Answer

Correct Answer: A joist at the outer edge of a floor platform to which the floor joist ends meet.

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33. What is the highest part of a roof where the sloped roof planes meet called?

Apex

Ridge

Spire

Gable

Answer

Correct Answer: Ridge

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34. What is rebar?

A type of metal mesh

Used to reinforce poured concrete

Reinforcing bar that is used to strengthen concrete structures

Support for bridges and roadways

Answer

Correct Answer: Reinforcing bar that is used to strengthen concrete structures

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35. What is the purpose of a rafter?

Provides additional support for a heavily decorated home

To give the home more curb appeal

The rafters support the exterior roof surface and snow loads.

Helps keep the heat in during winter

Answer

Correct Answer: The rafters support the exterior roof surface and snow loads.

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36. What is a quoin?

A small, rural town in Illinois

A type of bird native to Australia

Large square stones or stucco trim used as decorative accents on exterior corners of buildings.

An old French word meaning

Answer

Correct Answer: Large square stones or stucco trim used as decorative accents on exterior corners of buildings.

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37. What is the purpose of a pony wall?

To extend a shorter foundation wall to full height

To act as a load bearing wall

To hold up a porch roof

To support a second story

Answer

Correct Answer: To extend a shorter foundation wall to full height

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38. What is a pony wall?

A half-height wall used to decorate a room

A type of wall used to support a building

A wall used to enclose a small space

A framed wall that extends a shorter foundation wall to full height

Answer

Correct Answer: A framed wall that extends a shorter foundation wall to full height

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39. What is a pocket door?

A door style that is mainly used in kitchens

A door style that is mainly used in living rooms

A door style that is mainly used in bedrooms

A space-saving door style that slides into the wall rather than swinging open into a room or hallway.

Answer

Correct Answer: A space-saving door style that slides into the wall rather than swinging open into a room or hallway.

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40. What is a plinth block?

A device used to measure plinths

A type of door

A material used in construction

A decorative block of wood used at the bottom of door casings where the baseboard meets the door.

Answer

Correct Answer: A decorative block of wood used at the bottom of door casings where the baseboard meets the door.

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41. What is the definition of a Pillar?

A post or newel that extends to the ceiling height.

A post or newel that extends to the floor height.

A support placed at the corners of a room

A support placed in the middle of a room

Answer

Correct Answer: A post or newel that extends to the ceiling height.

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42. How are piers created?

By filling a hole in the ground with sand

By filled drilled holes in the ground with concrete reinforced with steel

By digging a hole in the ground and filling it with concrete

By building a frame out of steel and concrete

Answer

Correct Answer: By filled drilled holes in the ground with concrete reinforced with steel

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43. What does Newel refer to?

A type of fabric

A support post placed vertically

A unit of measurement

The capital of Nepal

Answer

Correct Answer: A support post placed vertically

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44. What is a newel?

A support post placed vertically, generally joining sections with railing and balusters.

A unit of measure

A small particle

A light, curly-haired breed of sheep

Answer

Correct Answer: A support post placed vertically, generally joining sections with railing and balusters.

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45. What is a Monolithic Slab?

A single slab foundation without any joints.

A foundation with multiple slabs.

A single slab foundation for a house that incorporates footings at its edge without any joints.

A foundation with only footings.

Answer

Correct Answer: A single slab foundation for a house that incorporates footings at its edge without any joints.

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46. What is a Mansard roof?

A roof where the lower slope is steeper than the upper slope

A hipped roof with two separate roof pitches within the same plane

A roof with two pitches at different angles

A hipped roof with two pitches on the same plane

Answer

Correct Answer: A hipped roof with two separate roof pitches within the same plane

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47. What are lites?

Types of glass used in windows

Wooden window frames

Separated glass areas in a window

Decorative elements on a window

Answer

Correct Answer: Separated glass areas in a window

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48. What is the purpose of a landing?

The beginning of a staircase

The end of a staircase

A resting place between two sections of stairs

A place to sit and rest

Answer

Correct Answer: A resting place between two sections of stairs

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49. What's a landing?

A device used for aircrafts to land

An area where ships dock

A large piece of furniture

A level platform that is between two sections of stairs.

Answer

Correct Answer: A level platform that is between two sections of stairs.

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50. What is true about a home with a hip roof?

A hipped roof maintains all the eaves level all the way around the home.

A home with a hip roof has a roof that slopes upward and toward the front of the home.

A home with a hip roof has a roof that slopes upward and toward the middle of the home.

A home with a hip roof has a roof that slopes upward and toward the rear of the home.

Answer

Correct Answer: A hipped roof maintains all the eaves level all the way around the home.

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51. What is the main advantage of a hipped roof?

All the eaves are level.

The roof is sloped upward and toward the middle of the home.

The roof is sloped toward the middle of the home.

The roof slopes upward to the middle of the home.

Answer

Correct Answer: All the eaves are level.

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52. What is a hearth?

The area around a fireplace where people would sit

A large room in a castle where people would congregate to keep warm

A platform at floor level that extends in front of a fireplace.

A place where fires were commonly set in order to cook food

Answer

Correct Answer: A platform at floor level that extends in front of a fireplace.

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53. What is the purpose of a gutter?

To protect the fascia board from water damage.

To provide a place for birds to nest.

To keep the roof surface clean.

To carry away water that runs off the roof surface.

Answer

Correct Answer: To carry away water that runs off the roof surface.

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54. What is the main purpose of a gutter attached to a fascia board?

To protect the fascia board from water damage

To carry away water that runs off the roof surface

To prevent leaves and debris from clogging the drainage system

To provide a place for birds to nest

Answer

Correct Answer: To carry away water that runs off the roof surface

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55. What is the term for a roof where each side of the gable is divided into two sections?

Gothic roof

Gambrel roof

Gull wing roof

Hip roof

Answer

Correct Answer: Gull wing roof

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56. What is the opposite of a Gull wing roof?

Gambrel roof

Shed roof

Flat roof

Hip roof

Answer

Correct Answer: Gambrel roof

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57. What is a girder truss?

A type of bridge

A architectural element

A truss that supports other trusses that are perpendicular to it.

A support for a roof

Answer

Correct Answer: A truss that supports other trusses that are perpendicular to it.

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58. What is a Gambrel Roof?

A gable roof where only one roof pitch is used on either side of the triangular shape

There is no such thing as a Gambrel Roof

A gable roof where two roof pitches are used on either side of the triangular shape

Answer

Correct Answer: A gable roof where two roof pitches are used on either side of the triangular shape

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59. What is a gable roof?

A pitched roof terminating in a gable at one or both ends.

A roof with no slopes

A roof with two slopes

A roof with a single slope

Answer

Correct Answer: A pitched roof terminating in a gable at one or both ends.

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60. What is the name for the triangular wall section created when a roof pitch end terminates at an exterior wall?

Eave

Soffit

Ridge

Gable

Answer

Correct Answer: Gable

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61. What does a footing support?

Foundation or bearing walls carrying the weight of upper floors, roof structures, etc.

Upper floors of a building

Foundations made of sand

Roofs of a structure

Answer

Correct Answer: Foundation or bearing walls carrying the weight of upper floors, roof structures, etc.

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62. How does a footing generally compare to the foundation or bearing wall it supports?

A footing is generally thinner than the foundation or bearing wall.

A footing is generally longer than the foundation or bearing wall.

A footing is the same width as the foundation or bearing wall.

A footing is generally wider than the foundation or bearing wall.

Answer

Correct Answer: A footing is generally wider than the foundation or bearing wall.

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63. What does HVAC stand for?

High voltage alternating current

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

Home ventilating and air conditioning

House ventilation and air conditioning

Answer

Correct Answer: Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

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64. What does elevation refer to in architecture?

A view of an architectural model from the side

A view of an architectural model from the back

A view of an architectural model taken horizontally, looking at a vertical surface in a design.

A view of an architectural model from the front

Answer

Correct Answer: A view of an architectural model taken horizontally, looking at a vertical surface in a design.

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65. What is the purpose of an egress window?

To provide light

To provide a view

To provide an emergency exit

To provide ventilation

Answer

Correct Answer: To provide an emergency exit

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66. Why are egress windows regulated by building codes?

To ensure that all windows are made of glass

To provide an escape route for people in the event of a fire

To ensure that all windows are the same size

To establish a minimum size requirement that can be adequately used as a fire escape

Answer

Correct Answer: To establish a minimum size requirement that can be adequately used as a fire escape

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67. What is the lower part of a roof plane that extends outward from the structure at the same slope as the roof called?

Eaves

Gable overhang

Soffit

Fascia board

Answer

Correct Answer: Eaves

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68. A dropped ceiling is created by constructing a ceiling plane lower than what?

10 feet

The roof

The floor

The actual ceiling height

Answer

Correct Answer: The actual ceiling height

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69. Why is a dropped ceiling sometimes used?

To provide a different ceiling treatment

To make the room seem bigger

To make the room seem smaller

To cover mechanical systems

Answer

Correct Answer: To cover mechanical systems

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70. What is the purpose of a dormer?

To allow natural light to enter into upper floors or attic spaces.

To act as a chimney

To provide extra space for storage

To support the roof

Answer

Correct Answer: To allow natural light to enter into upper floors or attic spaces.

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71. What is the purpose of crown molding?

A type of flooring.

Decorative molding placed at the joint of a ceiling and wall surface.

To enhance the style and attractiveness of most traditionally-styled rooms.

Tounionize ceilings and walls.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decorative molding placed at the joint of a ceiling and wall surface.

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72. A coffered ceiling is generally installed _____.

In front of the roof planes

On top of the roof planes

Underneath the roof planes

In the middle of the roof planes

Answer

Correct Answer: Underneath the roof planes

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73. What is a chair rail?

A piece of furniture

A wall covering

A type of flooring

A molding that goes around the room's perimeter at the chair back height

Answer

Correct Answer: A molding that goes around the room's perimeter at the chair back height

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74. What is the purpose of a chair rail?

To prevent chairs from slipping on the floor

To separate different paint colors on a wall

To provide a place to hang pictures

To protect the walls from chair backs

Answer

Correct Answer: To protect the walls from chair backs

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75. What is a cathedral ceiling?

A ceiling that is very tall

A sloped ceiling

A ceiling with many designs

A ceiling that follows the underside of the roof or rafters, creating a sloped surface.

Answer

Correct Answer: A ceiling that follows the underside of the roof or rafters, creating a sloped surface.

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76. What is the function of casing?

Decorating a window or door

Surrounding a window or door

Hanging a window or door

Supporting a window or door

Answer

Correct Answer: Surrounding a window or door

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77. What is the purpose of a bridge?

To support a beams

To support a truss

To support a roof

To join studs in a wall

Answer

Correct Answer: To join studs in a wall

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78. What is the purpose of a birdsmouth?

To allow the chimney to pass through

To help the roof resist high winds

To increase the length of the rafter

To allow the rafter to rest on a bearing wall

Answer

Correct Answer: To allow the rafter to rest on a bearing wall

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79. Bifold doors are made of _____?

Four hinged panels

Six hinged panels

One hinged panel

Two hinged panels

Answer

Correct Answer: Two hinged panels

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80. What is a bifold door?

A door made of two hinged panels that fold to one side of the opening

A door made of two hinged panels that open to both sides of the opening

A door made of one hinged panel

A door made of two hinged panels that slide to one side of the opening

Answer

Correct Answer: A door made of two hinged panels that fold to one side of the opening

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81. What is a Bearing Wall?

A wall that is used to support a roof.

Any wall that carries a structural load.

A wall that is load bearing but not straight.

A wall that does not carry a structural load.

Answer

Correct Answer: Any wall that carries a structural load.

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82. What is the primary purpose of a beam?

To provide structural stability

To act as a barrier to fire

To allow for expansion and contraction

To support loads over a span

Answer

Correct Answer: To support loads over a span

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83. What is the purpose of a beam?

To support a wall

To support a foundation

To support a column

To carry roof or floor loads over a certain span.

Answer

Correct Answer: To carry roof or floor loads over a certain span.

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84. What is a Bay Window?

A window that is not attached to the main wall of the house

A window generally consisting of three wall segments.

A window that only has one window

A window that is not a popular design choice.

Answer

Correct Answer: A window generally consisting of three wall segments.

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85. What is the function of a batten?

To cover the seam of adjoining siding boards

To support the walls

To support the roof

To support the floor

Answer

Correct Answer: To cover the seam of adjoining siding boards

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86. What is the purpose of a batten?

To hold two pieces of wood together.

To support a roof.

To cover the seam of adjoining siding boards.

To provide insulation.

Answer

Correct Answer: To cover the seam of adjoining siding boards.

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87. What is a "toe-kick" in relation to base cabinets?

The area between the cabinet door and the floor

A panel that covers the area between the cabinet door and the floor

The countertop

The cabinet door

Answer

Correct Answer: A panel that covers the area between the cabinet door and the floor

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88. What is baseboard?

A type of paint

A piece of furniture

A wall hanging

A molding that goes around the perimeter of a room at the base of the walls.

Answer

Correct Answer: A molding that goes around the perimeter of a room at the base of the walls.

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89. What is Wrought Iron?

An iron alloy that is more brittle than cast iron

A type of iron

An iron alloy that is not brittle

An iron alloy that is less brittle than cast iron

Answer

Correct Answer: An iron alloy that is less brittle than cast iron

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90. What is wood?

A common man-made material strong in compression but weak in tension

A common natural material strong in both compression and tension

A common man-made material strong in both compression and tension

A common natural material strong in compression but weak in tension

Answer

Correct Answer: A common natural material strong in both compression and tension

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91. What is the name for the side of a dam that is against the water?

Upstream Face

Downstream Face

Right Face

Left Face

Answer

Correct Answer: Upstream Face

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92. What does "unstable" mean?

A structure that is able to withstand any load

A structure that is safe and secure

A structure that collapses or deforms under a realistic load

A structure that is able to withstand a realistic load

Answer

Correct Answer: A structure that collapses or deforms under a realistic load

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93. What is a Tunnel Shield?

A cylinder pushed ahead of tunneling equipment to provide advance support for the tunnel roof

A device used to clean a tunnel

A device used to provide light in a tunnel

A device used to shield a person from the sun

Answer

Correct Answer: A cylinder pushed ahead of tunneling equipment to provide advance support for the tunnel roof

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94. What is a Tunnel Boring Machine?

A machine that is used to tunnel through the ground

A mechanical device that tunnels through the ground

A machine that tunnels through the ground

A machine that bores holes through the ground

Answer

Correct Answer: A mechanical device that tunnels through the ground

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95. What is a truss?

A roof system composed of multiple pitched roofs

A curve composed of two intersecting lines

A deck composed of multiple planks of wood

A rigid frame composed of short, straight pieces joined to form a series of triangles or other stable shapes

Answer

Correct Answer: A rigid frame composed of short, straight pieces joined to form a series of triangles or other stable shapes

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96. What is the vertical structure in a suspension bridge or cable-stayed bridge from which cables are hung?

Tower

Spire

Pylon

Obelisk

Answer

Correct Answer: Tower

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97. What is the Tower in a suspension bridge used for?

The bridge itself

The horizontal structure in a suspension bridge on which traffic travels

The base of the bridge

The vertical structure in a suspension bridge from which cables are hung

Answer

Correct Answer: The vertical structure in a suspension bridge from which cables are hung

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98. What is Torsion?

A book genre

A type of machine

A mineral

Twisting a material

Answer

Correct Answer: Twisting a material

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99. What is a Tension Ring?

A support ring that resists the outward force pushing against the lower sides of a dome.

A ring that is used to measure tension.

A ring made from a metal that is resistant to tension.

A type of ring made from a tensioned wire.

Answer

Correct Answer: A support ring that resists the outward force pushing against the lower sides of a dome.

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100. What is tension?

The state of being stretched or strained

A force that pulls two objects together

A stretching force that pulls on a material

A force that pushes two objects apart

Answer

Correct Answer: A stretching force that pulls on a material

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101. What is Tensegrity?

An intense feeling of stress or anxiety

A material composed of two or more substances that have been physically combined

A game played with a ball and two teams of eleven players

An array of tension cables and compression rods that supports a structure

Answer

Correct Answer: An array of tension cables and compression rods that supports a structure

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102. Tensegrity is an array of tension cables and compression rods that supports a structure; invented by ____.

Buckminster Fuller

Julia Morgan

Kenneth Snellson

Frank Gehry

Answer

Correct Answer: Kenneth Snellson

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103. What is a tailings dam?

A dam used to store water for irrigation

A dam used to prevent flooding

A dam used to contain mining waste

A dam used to generate hydroelectric power

Answer

Correct Answer: A dam used to contain mining waste

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104. What is the main purpose of a structural engineer?

To build structures

To make sure structures are safe and sound for human use

To design structures

To calculate the weight of structures

Answer

Correct Answer: To make sure structures are safe and sound for human use

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105. What does the word "strong" mean?

The ability to carry a realistic load

The ability to carry no load

The ability to carry a light load

The ability to carry a heavy load

Answer

Correct Answer: The ability to carry a realistic load

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106. What was the protagonist standing on when she saw the man?

The floor of a skyscraper

Her front porch

A park bench

The top of a cliff

Answer

Correct Answer: The floor of a skyscraper

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107. What is the floor of a skyscraper made of?

Steel

Wood

Concrete

Glass

Answer

Correct Answer: Concrete

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108. What is the meaning of the word "stiff"

A very formal and serious manner

An obstacle that makes progress more difficult

The measure of a structure's capacity to resist deformation

A sudden happening that causes great fear or excitement

Answer

Correct Answer: The measure of a structure's capacity to resist deformation

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109. What is steel?

The national animal of Canada

A type of plastic

An alloy of iron and carbon that is hard, strong, and malleable

A brittle and dangerous metal

Answer

Correct Answer: An alloy of iron and carbon that is hard, strong, and malleable

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110. What is the definition of "stable"?

To be kept in a building for shelter and domesticated purposes

Ability to resist collapse and deformation

A group of animals of the same species living in close proximity

Moving quickly and erratically

Answer

Correct Answer: Ability to resist collapse and deformation

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111. What is the spire?

A type of antenna on a skyscraper

The highest point on a skyscraper

The base of a skyscraper

An architectural or decorative feature of a skyscraper

Answer

Correct Answer: An architectural or decorative feature of a skyscraper

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112. What is the purpose of a spillway?

To allow water to flow out of a dam

To fill a dam with water

To release lake water when it gets high enough to threaten the safety of a dam

To allow fish to swim upstream

Answer

Correct Answer: To release lake water when it gets high enough to threaten the safety of a dam

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113. What does the word "Span" mean?

A unit of time

A unit of length

To traverse a specific distance

The distance a bridge extends between two supports

Answer

Correct Answer: The distance a bridge extends between two supports

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114. A soft-ground tunnel is a passage constructed through _______.

Loose, unstable, or wet ground

Sand

Dry ground

Hard ground

Answer

Correct Answer: Loose, unstable, or wet ground

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115. What is a soft-ground tunnel?

A passage constructed through tight, unstable, or wet ground, requiring supports to keep the walls from collapsing.

A passage constructed through loose, stable, or wet ground, not requiring supports to keep the walls from collapsing.

A passage constructed through loose, unstable, or wet ground, requiring supports to keep the walls from collapsing.

A passage constructed through loose, unstable, or dry ground, requiring supports to keep the walls from collapsing.

Answer

Correct Answer: A passage constructed through loose, unstable, or wet ground, requiring supports to keep the walls from collapsing.

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116. What is the diameter of silt particles?

4 to 60 mm

0.4 to 6 mm

0.004 to 0.06 mm

40 to 600 mm

Answer

Correct Answer: 0.004 to 0.06 mm

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117. What are shear-walls?

Concrete walls that are used to support a roof

Load-bearing walls made of bricks

Walls that are reinforced with steel

Solid concrete walls that resist shear forces

Answer

Correct Answer: Solid concrete walls that resist shear forces

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118. What are shear-walls used for?

To provide insulation

To support the roof

To resist shear forces

To add decoration

Answer

Correct Answer: To resist shear forces

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119. What is the definition of "shear"?

A force that doesn't cause parts of a material to slide past one another

A force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in any direction

A force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in the same direction

A force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in opposite directions

Answer

Correct Answer: A force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in opposite directions

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120. What is Rock Tunnel?

A place to rock climb

A passage constructed through solid rock

A type of rock music

A place to store rocks

Answer

Correct Answer: A passage constructed through solid rock

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121. What does "Rigid" mean?

Unstable

Unyielding

Flexible

The measure of a structure's ability not to change shape when subjected to a load.

Answer

Correct Answer: The measure of a structure's ability not to change shape when subjected to a load.

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122. Who introduced the Richter Scale?

Richard Dixon Oldham

Sir James Alfred Ewing

John Milne

Beno Gutenberg and Charles Francis Richter

Answer

Correct Answer: Beno Gutenberg and Charles Francis Richter

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123. What is reinforced concrete?

Concrete that is made with special additives to make it stronger

A type of concrete that is very strong and durable

Concrete with steel bars or mesh embedded in it for increased strength in tension

Concrete that has been treated with a high-pressure water hose to compact it

Answer

Correct Answer: Concrete with steel bars or mesh embedded in it for increased strength in tension

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124. What is plastic made of?

Glass

Long chains of molecules

Metal

Paper

Answer

Correct Answer: Long chains of molecules

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125. What is a pile?

A long, thin pole of wood, concrete, or steel driven into the soil by pile drivers

A small, round pole of wood, concrete, or steel driven into the soil by pile drivers

A long, round pole of cloth, paper, or plastic driven into the soil by pile drivers

A long, round pole of wood, concrete, or steel driven into the soil by pile drivers

Answer

Correct Answer: A long, round pole of wood, concrete, or steel driven into the soil by pile drivers

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126. What is the name for a triangular shape that adapts the circular ring of a dome to fit onto a flat supporting wall?

Truss

Post

Pendentive

Spring

Answer

Correct Answer: Pendentive

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127. What is a Pendentive?

A type of brickwork

A support structure that helps to distribute the weight of a load

A device used to measure weight

A triangular shape that adapts the circular ring of a dome to fit onto a flat supporting wall

Answer

Correct Answer: A triangular shape that adapts the circular ring of a dome to fit onto a flat supporting wall

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128. What is a pier?

A roofed over walkway

A raised platform for diving or swimming

A wharf

A vertical supporting structure, such as a pillar

Answer

Correct Answer: A vertical supporting structure, such as a pillar

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129. What is the perimeter?

The sum of all the sides of a shape

The distance around the outside of a shape

The shortest distance between any two points on the outside of a shape

The distance across the middle of a shape

Answer

Correct Answer: The distance around the outside of a shape

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130. What is nitroglycerin used for?

A cleaning agent

A type of alcohol

A blood pressure medication

An explosive compound

Answer

Correct Answer: An explosive compound

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131. What is the main ingredient of Nitroglycerin?

Water

Nitric Acid

Glycerol

Sulfuric Acid

Answer

Correct Answer: Glycerol

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132. How many types of movable bridges are there?

Answer

Correct Answer: 5

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133. Which type of bridge has a deck that rotates around a center point?

Drawbridge

Bascule bridge

Swing bridge

Movable bridge

Answer

Correct Answer: Swing bridge

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134. What is a monolithic dome?

A dome composed of a series of arches, joined together with a series of horizontal rings called parallels

A upright structure, often in the form of an obelisk, that is used to mark a grave

A raised platform on which a leader or speaker stands to address a gathering

Answer

Correct Answer: A dome composed of a series of arches, joined together with a series of horizontal rings called parallels

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135. What is Masonry?

A secret society

A building material such as stone, clay, brick, or concrete

The art of making money

The study of Freemasonry

Answer

Correct Answer: A building material such as stone, clay, brick, or concrete

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136. What does load refer to in terms of weight distribution?

The amount of weight a structure can support

The point at which a structure will collapse

How evenly weight is distributed throughout a structure

Weight distribution throughout a structure

Answer

Correct Answer: Weight distribution throughout a structure

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137. What is the function of a joint?

To allow movement between two parts of a structure

To connect two or more adjacent parts of a structure

To support a structure

To prevent movement between two parts of a structure

Answer

Correct Answer: To connect two or more adjacent parts of a structure

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138. Which of the following is NOT a type of joint?

Hinge joint

Ball and socket joint

Pivot joint

Rigid joint

Answer

Correct Answer: Rigid joint

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139. What is the chemical symbol for Iron?

IRN

Answer

Correct Answer: Fe

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140. What is Iron?

Iron is a chemical element

Iron is a mineral

Iron is a type of metal

Iron is a solid

Answer

Correct Answer: Iron is a chemical element

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141. What is the first low-explosive mixture used as a blasting agent?

Gunpowder

Black powder

Dynamite

Nitroglycerin

Answer

Correct Answer: Black powder

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142. What is a gravity dam?

A dam that is the tallest in the world

A dam built to create a reservoir for water

A dam that does not use concrete

A dam constructed so that its great weight resists the force of water pressure

Answer

Correct Answer: A dam constructed so that its great weight resists the force of water pressure

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143. What is a geotechnical engineer?

An engineer who builds foundations for buildings, roads, and other structures

An engineer who evaluates buildings, roads, and other structures

An engineer who designed buildings, roads, and other structures

An engineer who evaluates and stabilizes foundations for buildings, roads, and other structures

Answer

Correct Answer: An engineer who evaluates and stabilizes foundations for buildings, roads, and other structures

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144. What is a geodesic dome?

A type of bread

An ancient Greek city

A musical scale

A dome composed of short, straight pieces joined to form triangles

Answer

Correct Answer: A dome composed of short, straight pieces joined to form triangles

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145. What is the definition of force?

An action that causes something to move.

A push or a pull.

The ability to do work or cause change.

Any action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a structure.

Answer

Correct Answer: Any action that tends to maintain or alter the position of a structure.

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146. What does Force tend to do?

Maintain or alter the position of a structure

Destroy things

Change shape

Create motion

Answer

Correct Answer: Maintain or alter the position of a structure

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147. What is the purpose of fire-setting?

To heat rock

To set fire to something

To fracture rock

To melt rock

Answer

Correct Answer: To fracture rock

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148. What is an Embankment Dam?

A dam composed of sand and gravel

A dam composed of clay and stone

A dam composed of a mound of earth and rock; the simplest type of gravity dam

A dam composed of concrete and steel

Answer

Correct Answer: A dam composed of a mound of earth and rock; the simplest type of gravity dam

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149. What is an electrical engineer?

A doctor who specializes in treating electrical injuries

Someone who designs and builds electronic devices and systems

Someone who designs and builds electrical devices and systems

Someone who installs and repairs electrical wiring

Answer

Correct Answer: Someone who designs and builds electrical devices and systems

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150. What is Dynamite?

A type of candy

A tool

A blasting explosive, based on nitroglycerin, but much safer to handle than nitroglycerin alone

A game

Answer

Correct Answer: A blasting explosive, based on nitroglycerin, but much safer to handle than nitroglycerin alone

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151. What is the main ingredient in dynamite?

Saltpeter

Sulfur

Gunpowder

Nitroglycerin

Answer

Correct Answer: Nitroglycerin

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152. What is the upstream face?

The side of the dam that is not against the water

The bottom of the dam

The side of the dam that is against the water

The top of the dam

Answer

Correct Answer: The side of the dam that is against the water

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153. What is a three-dimensional arch?

A curved roof enclosing a circular space

The highest point of a hill or mountain

A frame of iron or steel on which something is welded or built

A support for a bridge

Answer

Correct Answer: A curved roof enclosing a circular space

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154. What is a diversion channel?

A channel created to transport water to a different location

A structure created to block the flow of water

A bypass created to divert water around a dam so that construction can take place

A reservoir created to store water for future use

Answer

Correct Answer: A bypass created to divert water around a dam so that construction can take place

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155. What does the word "deform" mean?

To fix something

To look different

To be broken

To change shape

Answer

Correct Answer: To change shape

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156. What is a deck?

Outdoor area surrounding a swimming pool

Supported roadway on a bridge

The floor of a room

Part of a ship where people sunbathe

Answer

Correct Answer: Supported roadway on a bridge

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157. What is the cut and cover method of tunnel construction?

Drilling a hole, building a tunnel, and then covering it with fill

Drilling a hole, building a tunnel, and then covering it with a roof

Digging a trench, building a tunnel, and then covering it with fill

Cutting a hole, building a tunnel, and then covering it with fill

Answer

Correct Answer: Digging a trench, building a tunnel, and then covering it with fill

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158. What is the core of a skyscraper typically used for?

Storage

Houses elevator and stairwell

Roof of the building

Base of the structure

Answer

Correct Answer: Houses elevator and stairwell

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159. What is the "core" of a skyscraper?

The innermost layer of a skyscraper

The outermost layer of a skyscraper

The mechanical systems of a skyscraper.

The central region of a skyscraper, which usually houses an elevator and stairwell.

Answer

Correct Answer: The central region of a skyscraper, which usually houses an elevator and stairwell.

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160. What type of bridge is a Continuous Span Beam Bridge?

Bridge made by linking several truss bridges together

Bridge made by linking several beam bridges together

Bridge made by linking several arch bridges together

Simple bridge made by linking one beam bridge to another

Answer

Correct Answer: Simple bridge made by linking one beam bridge to another

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161. What does a construction manager do?

Coordinates the entire construction process

Constructs the walls

Paints the house

Builds the foundation

Answer

Correct Answer: Coordinates the entire construction process

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162. What is concrete made of?

Just cement

A mixture of water, sand, small stones, and a gray powder called cement

Dirt and water

Sand and water

Answer

Correct Answer: A mixture of water, sand, small stones, and a gray powder called cement

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163. What does compression mean?

The decrease in density of a material

A pressing force that squeezes a material together

The increase in density of a material

A pressing force that stretches a material apart

Answer

Correct Answer: A pressing force that squeezes a material together

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164. What is the purpose of a Compressed-Air Chamber?

To exclude air so that excavation can take place

So that excavation can take place

To introduce water under pressure

To increase air pressure

Answer

Correct Answer: So that excavation can take place

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165. What is a coffer?

A type of bird

A sunken panel in a ceiling

A type of tree

A type of flower

Answer

Correct Answer: A sunken panel in a ceiling

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166. What is cement?

A binding material or glue that helps concrete harden

A type of rock

A hardening agent

An ingredient in concrete

Answer

Correct Answer: A binding material or glue that helps concrete harden

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167. What does a civil engineer do?

An engineer who plans, designs, and supervises the construction of facilities essential to modern life

An engineer who designs electronic systems

An engineer who designs and builds machines

An engineer who maintains and repairs roads, bridges, and buildings

Answer

Correct Answer: An engineer who plans, designs, and supervises the construction of facilities essential to modern life

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168. What is cast iron?

Iron that has been heated and then cooled

Iron that has been melted, then poured into a form and cooled

Can be made into any shape desired

Brittle alloy with high carbon content

Answer

Correct Answer: Iron that has been melted, then poured into a form and cooled

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169. What is a Cantilever?

A structure supported at both ends

A projecting structure supported only at one end

A falling object

An object in free fall

Answer

Correct Answer: A projecting structure supported only at one end

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170. What is Caisson Disease also called?

The bends

Seasickness

Space sickness

Mal de mer

Answer

Correct Answer: The bends

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171. What is Caisson Disease?

A disease caused by exposure to high levels of carbon monoxide

A disease caused by exposure to high levels of radiation

An affliction developed by people moving in and out of caissons quickly

A disease caused by exposure to high levels of lead

Answer

Correct Answer: An affliction developed by people moving in and out of caissons quickly

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172. What is a caisson?

A large barrel

A watertight, dry chamber in which people can work underwater

A fishing tool

An aquatic vertebrate

Answer

Correct Answer: A watertight, dry chamber in which people can work underwater

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173. What is a Cable-Stayed Bridge?

A bridge where the roadway is suspended from cables running along the bottom of the bridge

A bridge where the roadway is suspended from cables running along the top of the bridge

A bridge that has cables running along the length of the bridge to support the roadway

A bridge in which the roadway deck is suspended from cables anchored to one or more towers

Answer

Correct Answer: A bridge in which the roadway deck is suspended from cables anchored to one or more towers

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174. What is a Buttress Dam?

A gravity dam reinforced by structural supports

A structure built across a waterway to stop and retain water

A man-made waterway used for navigation, recreation, or drainage

A mound or wall built to support the original bank of a river

Answer

Correct Answer: A gravity dam reinforced by structural supports

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175. What is a buttress?

An architectural feature

A term for a type of roof

A device for measuring weight

A support that transmits a force from a roof or wall to another supporting structure

Answer

Correct Answer: A support that transmits a force from a roof or wall to another supporting structure

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176. What is the meaning of the word "Buckle"?

To move quickly

To bend under compression

A fastener for a belt or strap

To decorate with a pattern

Answer

Correct Answer: To bend under compression

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177. To bend under compression is defined as _______

Straining

Sagging

Swaying

Buckle

Answer

Correct Answer: Buckle

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178. What does it mean if a material is brittle?

The material stretches or shortens before failing.

The material is strong and does not break easily.

The material is flexible and does not break easily.

The material fails without warning.

Answer

Correct Answer: The material fails without warning.

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179. What is the definition of "brittle"?

A material that is difficult toWork with

A material that is not very strong

Characteristic of a material that fails without warning; brittle materials do not stretch or shorten before failing

A material that is easily broken or destroyed

Answer

Correct Answer: Characteristic of a material that fails without warning; brittle materials do not stretch or shorten before failing

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180. What is the definition of "brace"?

A non-structural support

A decorative support

A structural support

A temporary support

Answer

Correct Answer: A structural support

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181. What is Bedrock?

A rock band from the 1970s.

The solid rock layer beneath sand or silt.

The bottom of a river bed

A type of soft mattress

Answer

Correct Answer: A rock band from the 1970s.

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182. What is a beam?

A solid

A gas

A rigid, usually horizontal, structural element

A liquid

Answer

Correct Answer: A rigid, usually horizontal, structural element

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183. What is an architect?

A person who builds all kinds of structures

A person who designs houses

A person who designs all kinds of structures

A person who designs bridges

Answer

Correct Answer: A person who designs all kinds of structures

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184. What does an Arch Dam require less of than a Gravity Dam?

Force

Pressure

Material

Distance

Answer

Correct Answer: Material

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185. What is an arch dam?

A dam with an earthen Dam

A dam with a Gravity Dam

A dam with an arched shape that resists the force of water pressure

A dam with a concrete Dam

Answer

Correct Answer: A dam with an arched shape that resists the force of water pressure

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186. What is an aqueduct?

A type of pasta

A unit of measurement

A large aquarium

A bridge or channel for conveying water, usually over long distances

Answer

Correct Answer: A bridge or channel for conveying water, usually over long distances

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187. What is the meaning of "Anchorage"?

A device for measuring the depth of water

A place where a ship can moor or tie up

The act of swimming

A secure fixing, usually made of reinforced concrete to which the cables are fastened.

Answer

Correct Answer: A secure fixing, usually made of reinforced concrete to which the cables are fastened.

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188. What is the definition of "Anchorage"?

A type of fishing

A body of water

A secure fixing, usually made of reinforced concrete to which the cables are fastened

A city in Alaska

Answer

Correct Answer: A secure fixing, usually made of reinforced concrete to which the cables are fastened

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189. What is the atomic number of aluminum?

Answer

Correct Answer: 13

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190. What is the most abundant metallic element in the Earth's crust?

Aluminum

Copper

Iron

Lead

Answer

Correct Answer: Aluminum

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191. What is the term for the component of a composite material that resists compressive stress and provides bulk to the composite material?

Aggregate

Composite

Filler

Particle

Answer

Correct Answer: Aggregate

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192. What is the function of aggregate in a composite material?

To make the composite material more durable

To provide bulk to the composite material

To increase the strength of the composite material

To resist compressive stress

Answer

Correct Answer: To provide bulk to the composite material

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193. What is the definition of cohesion?

The tendency of similar or identical particles/surfaces to cling to one another.

The intermolecular forces responsible for the function of various kinds of stickers and sticky tape

The tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another

The encouragement of King Louis XIV of France to establish ballet as one of the major art forms.

Answer

Correct Answer: The tendency of similar or identical particles/surfaces to cling to one another.

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194. What is an Acrow prop used for?

A device used to measure distance

A telescopic tubular steel prop, used as a temporary support.

A manual labor worker

A piece of construction equipment that is not telescopic.

Answer

Correct Answer: A telescopic tubular steel prop, used as a temporary support.

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195. How many square feet are in an Acre?

43,560

100

Answer

Correct Answer: 43,560

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196. What is the SI unit of area?

The SI unit of area is the square kilometer.

The SI unit of area is the square mile.

The SI unit of area is the square meter.

The SI unit of area is the acre.

Answer

Correct Answer: The SI unit of area is the square meter.

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197. What does abutment refer to?

The substructure at the ends of a bridge span or dam

The superstructure of a bridge or dam

The middle section of a bridge or dam

The foundation of a bridge or dam

Answer

Correct Answer: The substructure at the ends of a bridge span or dam

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198. What does an abutment support on a bridge?

The load from the bridge

The outermost end supports

The load from the deck

The outermost bridge supports

Answer

Correct Answer: The load from the deck

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Astronautical Engineering MCQs | Topic-wise

MCQ on Aerodynamics	MCQ on Aerospace Propulsion
MCQ on Basic Astronautical Engineering	MCQ on Communication Systems and Networks
MCQ on Computational Modeling	MCQ on Decision Making
MCQ on Digital Systems Laboratory	MCQ on Estimation and Control
MCQ on Experimental Projects	MCQ on Feedback Control Systems
MCQ on Flight Vehicle Engineering	MCQ on Human Systems Engineering
MCQ on Materials and Structures	MCQ on Principles of Autonomy
MCQ on Real-Time Systems and Software	MCQ on Robotics
MCQ on Space Systems Development	MCQ on Space Systems Engineering
MCQ on Structural Mechanics	General Astronautical Engineering MCQs