Black Spectacles Practice Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Natural Resources Conservation Service - CORRECT ANSWER U.S. agency that
promotes soil conservation, as well as water quality protection and pollution control
dB for speech at 3 feet, and dB for pain - CORRECT ANSWER 70dB for speech at 3 ft
130dB for pain
Fair Housing Act - CORRECT ANSWER The federal law that prohibits discrimination
in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, and national origin
Covers everything housing related except private homes and conversion projects
Watt, ampere, volt, and ohm - CORRECT ANSWER Watt: measures power
Ampere: measures electric current
Volt: measures voltage
Ohm: measures electrical resistance
Intumescent paint - CORRECT ANSWER paint that swells up when exposed to
excessive heat and thus resists flame spread
Class A, C, K fire extinguishers - CORRECT ANSWER A: combustibles such as
paper, wood, textiles
C: live electrical equipment
, K: grease and oil (commercial Kitchens)
If you're not required to have an elevator, but you decide to install an elevator anyway, the
elevator must ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Comply with ADA elevator req'ts
If EPA clears a project site after CERCLA remediation, the site is ___ - CORRECT
ANSWER No longer a brownfield
Angle valve, globe valve, pressure valve, check valve - CORRECT ANSWER Angle
valve: monitors usage of water
Globe valve: regulates flow rate of water
Pressure valve: maintain safe pressure in plumbing system
Check valve: allows water to flow in one direction and prevents back flow
Alarm system, security personnel, window bars, fencing - which type of CPTED? -
CORRECT ANSWER Alarm system: electronic method
Security personnel: organizational method
Window bars: mechanical access control
Gates/fencing: natural access control elements
Bowed foundation walls indicate ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Excessive pressure from
backfill, such as hydrostatic pressure. This also causes horizontal cracks
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Natural Resources Conservation Service - CORRECT ANSWER U.S. agency that
promotes soil conservation, as well as water quality protection and pollution control
dB for speech at 3 feet, and dB for pain - CORRECT ANSWER 70dB for speech at 3 ft
130dB for pain
Fair Housing Act - CORRECT ANSWER The federal law that prohibits discrimination
in housing based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, and national origin
Covers everything housing related except private homes and conversion projects
Watt, ampere, volt, and ohm - CORRECT ANSWER Watt: measures power
Ampere: measures electric current
Volt: measures voltage
Ohm: measures electrical resistance
Intumescent paint - CORRECT ANSWER paint that swells up when exposed to
excessive heat and thus resists flame spread
Class A, C, K fire extinguishers - CORRECT ANSWER A: combustibles such as
paper, wood, textiles
C: live electrical equipment
, K: grease and oil (commercial Kitchens)
If you're not required to have an elevator, but you decide to install an elevator anyway, the
elevator must ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Comply with ADA elevator req'ts
If EPA clears a project site after CERCLA remediation, the site is ___ - CORRECT
ANSWER No longer a brownfield
Angle valve, globe valve, pressure valve, check valve - CORRECT ANSWER Angle
valve: monitors usage of water
Globe valve: regulates flow rate of water
Pressure valve: maintain safe pressure in plumbing system
Check valve: allows water to flow in one direction and prevents back flow
Alarm system, security personnel, window bars, fencing - which type of CPTED? -
CORRECT ANSWER Alarm system: electronic method
Security personnel: organizational method
Window bars: mechanical access control
Gates/fencing: natural access control elements
Bowed foundation walls indicate ___ - CORRECT ANSWER Excessive pressure from
backfill, such as hydrostatic pressure. This also causes horizontal cracks
