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100

3.413 Btu/hr is equivalent to this many watts.

What is 1 watt?

100

The following equation is a variation of this law:

R = V/I

What is "Ohm's Law"?

100

The acronym CAD stands for this.

What is "Computer Aided Design"?

100

West Plains Engineering was founded in this year.

When is 1984?

100

What scientist is known as "The Father of the Atomic Bomb"

Who is "J. Robert Oppenheimer"?

200

This type of boiler heats water through the use of combustion gases flowing through piping that is submerged in water.

What is a "Fire-Tube Boiler"?

200

The acronym GFCI stands for this.

What is "Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter"?

200

This command is used when you want to see something on both the plan view and the call out.

What is "BREAK"?

200

This element makes up the majority of the Earth's atmosphere.

What is "Nitrogen"?

300

What are the four main components of a basic refrigeration cycle?

Compressor, Condenser, Evaporator, and Expansion Valve.

300

True or False:

To provide the same amount of power, 480V distribution allows for the current to be higher compared to the current from 208V distribution.

FALSE:

P=V x I

To provide the same amount of power, the higher voltage allows for the current to be LOWER.

300

This view type is used when you want to cut through the building model to see internal elements.

What is a "Section View"?

300

WPE currently has this many registered PEs.

What is 15 Registered PEs.

300

The Tiger Trout is a mix between what two fish species?

What is the Brown Trout and the Brook Trout?

400

Per the 2024 International Plumbing Code, the maximum distance from a 2" fixture trap to the vent is this.

What is "8 feet"?

400

When a K-factor is provided with a Transformer, this factor is describing what?

What is the "Harmonic Rating"?


400

A collection of elements in a Revit model that can be edited, owned, and controlled separately from the rest of the model is called this.

What is a "Workset"?

400

The following Design Conference took place in this year.

When was 2016?

2015-2017 excepted

400

From the Book Project Hail Marry, the organism's name "Astrophage" is based on Greek roots, the English translation is this.

Astro- (astron) = "star"

-phage (phagein) = "to eat"

Astrophage = "Star Eater"

500

For an application that requires wire to maintain 90 degrees C in both dry and wet locations, this type of conductor insulation is most commonly used.

What is "XHHW-2" wire?

(Cross-linked Polyethylene High Heat and Water Resistant -2)

500

If a family in Revit is Work Plane-based, where can it be hosted?

A - Horizontal planes only     B - Any defined plane

C - It can float anywhere     D - Vertical planes only

What is "B" - Any defined plane

500

Name 4 of the 8 Countries who have won the FIFA World Cup.

Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Uruguay,