ARCH 331 exam 1 Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions 2025
the earth is closer to the sun during its annual orbit - ✔✔elliptical orbit
june 21; sun is directly over the tropic of capricorn in the southern hemisphere. shortest day of the year
in the northern hem. 24 hours of dark above arctic circle - ✔✔summer solstice
sept 21. the sun is directly overhead the equator. day and night are equal in both hemispheres. - ✔✔fall
equinox
March 21. the sun is directly overhead and day and night are equal length - ✔✔spring equinox
30.22/30 for la. lines of horizontal projection of angular measurement encircling the earth that range
from 0-90 degrees with the equator at 0 and north pole being 90 - ✔✔latitude
lines of vertical projection that run bw the poles. the 0 degree point is the prime meridian in greenwich,
england. these lines are used to measure east-west position. - ✔✔longitude
the earth is tilted 23.5 degrees to the plane of the elliptical orbit. this told of the axis is the primary
reason for the season climactic changes on earth - ✔✔earth's axis rotation
an imaginary dome place over the building site, where lines indicate the sun's path - ✔✔sky vault
the part of the sky vault through the most useful of the sun's rays enter. from 9-3 - ✔✔solar window
the height of the sun above the horizon. used to give sun's position in the vertical plane. - ✔✔altitude
the easiness or westness of the sun in relation to a point on earth. used to give sun's position in the
horizontal plane. when used with the altitude angle will give the position of the sun in the celestial
sphere (sky dome). measured in degrees with 0 being due south - ✔✔azimuth
, diffuse light through clouds or partially cloudy skys - ✔✔daylight
direct-beam sunlight through clear of partially cloudy skies - ✔✔sunlight
light reflected from natural and man-make surfaces - ✔✔reflected light
when cloud cover complete obscures the sun. sun is brightest at the zenith and decreases to 1/3 of max
at the horizon - ✔✔overcast
on sunlit days the sky is brightest where the suns rays are perpendicular to the sky vault and decreases
to 1/10 of that intensity at 90 degrees to that point - ✔✔sunlit days
produces soft edge, rather that hard edge shadows, because light from particulate matter in the
atmosphere, including water droplets in the clouds. electric lighting from fluorescent sources produces
and similar kind of light. - ✔✔diffused light
buildings whose primary elevations or oriented in the north south direction will receive the most
constant and controllable natural light - ✔✔building orientation
the ability of the suns rays to reach the building or site. solar access can be denied by other buildings,
and by landscape - ✔✔solar access
a combo of horizontal and vertical shading elements used to block assess of solar radiation into the
building. the term (which means sun blocker in french) was first used by swiss architect LeCorbusier -
✔✔brise soleil
Sun received from the direct beam of sunlight - ✔✔direct radiation
light received from light reflected from other sources. - ✔✔reflected radiation
Overhang, louver, egg-crate, fin, deciduous plants - ✔✔shading devices
the earth is closer to the sun during its annual orbit - ✔✔elliptical orbit
june 21; sun is directly over the tropic of capricorn in the southern hemisphere. shortest day of the year
in the northern hem. 24 hours of dark above arctic circle - ✔✔summer solstice
sept 21. the sun is directly overhead the equator. day and night are equal in both hemispheres. - ✔✔fall
equinox
March 21. the sun is directly overhead and day and night are equal length - ✔✔spring equinox
30.22/30 for la. lines of horizontal projection of angular measurement encircling the earth that range
from 0-90 degrees with the equator at 0 and north pole being 90 - ✔✔latitude
lines of vertical projection that run bw the poles. the 0 degree point is the prime meridian in greenwich,
england. these lines are used to measure east-west position. - ✔✔longitude
the earth is tilted 23.5 degrees to the plane of the elliptical orbit. this told of the axis is the primary
reason for the season climactic changes on earth - ✔✔earth's axis rotation
an imaginary dome place over the building site, where lines indicate the sun's path - ✔✔sky vault
the part of the sky vault through the most useful of the sun's rays enter. from 9-3 - ✔✔solar window
the height of the sun above the horizon. used to give sun's position in the vertical plane. - ✔✔altitude
the easiness or westness of the sun in relation to a point on earth. used to give sun's position in the
horizontal plane. when used with the altitude angle will give the position of the sun in the celestial
sphere (sky dome). measured in degrees with 0 being due south - ✔✔azimuth
, diffuse light through clouds or partially cloudy skys - ✔✔daylight
direct-beam sunlight through clear of partially cloudy skies - ✔✔sunlight
light reflected from natural and man-make surfaces - ✔✔reflected light
when cloud cover complete obscures the sun. sun is brightest at the zenith and decreases to 1/3 of max
at the horizon - ✔✔overcast
on sunlit days the sky is brightest where the suns rays are perpendicular to the sky vault and decreases
to 1/10 of that intensity at 90 degrees to that point - ✔✔sunlit days
produces soft edge, rather that hard edge shadows, because light from particulate matter in the
atmosphere, including water droplets in the clouds. electric lighting from fluorescent sources produces
and similar kind of light. - ✔✔diffused light
buildings whose primary elevations or oriented in the north south direction will receive the most
constant and controllable natural light - ✔✔building orientation
the ability of the suns rays to reach the building or site. solar access can be denied by other buildings,
and by landscape - ✔✔solar access
a combo of horizontal and vertical shading elements used to block assess of solar radiation into the
building. the term (which means sun blocker in french) was first used by swiss architect LeCorbusier -
✔✔brise soleil
Sun received from the direct beam of sunlight - ✔✔direct radiation
light received from light reflected from other sources. - ✔✔reflected radiation
Overhang, louver, egg-crate, fin, deciduous plants - ✔✔shading devices
