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PLTW CEA EOC REVIEW - SEMESTER EXAM / ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+ GUIDE SOLUTION) NEWEST 2025/2026 _____________Quiz____________? The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure. - Answerโโ Compression Strength _____________Quiz____________? A solid, hard material produced by combining Portland cement, aggregates, sand, water and sometimes additional mixtures. - Answerโโ Concrete _____________Quiz____________? The difference between the indoor temperature in winter and the outdoor design temperature in winter. The design temperature differential or design range is used in calculating the space heating requirements of a dwelling unit under the engineering-based methodology. - Answerโโ Design Temperature Differential
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_____________Quiz____________? The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure. -
Compression Strength _____________Quiz____________? A solid, hard material produced by combining Portland cement, aggregates, sand, water and sometimes additional mixtures. -
Concrete _____________Quiz____________? The difference between the indoor temperature in winter and the outdoor design temperature in winter. The design temperature differential or design range is used in calculating the space heating requirements of a dwelling unit under the engineering-based methodology. -
Design Temperature Differential
_____________Quiz____________? The finish board covering the edges of rafters and eaves. -
Fascia _____________Quiz____________? The lowest, widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil.
Footing _____________Quiz____________? The lower part of a building, which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil. -
Foundation _____________Quiz____________? The energy needed to warm outside air leaking into a building through cracks around doors, windows, and other areas. -
Heat Loss _____________Quiz____________?
_____________Quiz____________? In roofing, 100 square feet of roofing material. -
Square (Quantity of Shingles) _____________Quiz____________? The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing. -
Tensile Strength _____________Quiz____________? The process of heat transfer through a solid by transmitting kinetic energy from one molecule to the next. -
Thermal Conduction _____________Quiz____________? Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air. -
Thermal Convection _____________Quiz____________?
Heat loss/gain resulting from the conduction of heat through the building envelope. -
Transmission Load _____________Quiz____________? A measure of the heat transmission through a building part (as a wall or window) or a given thickness of a material (as insulation) with lower numbers indicating better insulating properties. -
U-Factor _____________Quiz____________? the quality of an objects that deals with art, beauty, and taste -
Aesthetics _____________Quiz____________? a curved structure for spanning an opening, designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression -
Arch _____________Quiz____________?
aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation -
Color _____________Quiz____________? a visual principle associated with change made in size, shape, color, or tone of graphic elements
Contrast _____________Quiz____________? Rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product -
Design Principles _____________Quiz____________? an arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and whose tops meet in the center
Dome
_____________Quiz____________? a basic visual component or building block of designed objects -
Element of Design _____________Quiz____________? stress or prominence given to an element in a composition by means of contrast, anomaly, or counterpoint -
Emphasis _____________Quiz____________? exterior face of a building -
Facade _____________Quiz____________? the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its substance or material -
Form _____________Quiz____________? a wedge shaped stone placed in the crown of an arch -
Pattern _____________Quiz____________? wall construction utilizing a framework of vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads -
Post and Lintel Construction _____________Quiz____________? a principle where some graphic elements are repeated throughout the entire design -
Repetition _____________Quiz____________? movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration of formal elements or motifs in the some modified form -
Rhythm _____________Quiz____________? 2 dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area -
Shape
_____________Quiz____________? the dimensions of height, depth and width within which all things exist and move -
Space _____________Quiz____________? the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface, substance, or fabric -
Texture _____________Quiz____________? the state or quality of being combined into one, as the ordering of elements in an artistic work that constitutes a harmonious whole or promotes a singleness of effect -
Unity _____________Quiz____________? The relative lightness or darkness of a color -
Value _____________Quiz____________?
What were the Egyptian pyramids used for? _____________Quiz____________? religious ceremonies/ scientific use -
What were the american pyramids used for? _____________Quiz____________? astronomical purposes -
What were the mexican pyramids used for? _____________Quiz____________? house the statue of athena, used post and lintel construction -
What was the parthenon? _____________Quiz____________? the need for dependable water supply for domestic and agricultural purposes -
What led to the construction of dams, canals, and aqueducts?
_____________Quiz____________? Religious Exodus -
Why did greeks build roads? _____________Quiz____________? 2 ruts and wither carved or worn down -
How did greeks build roads? _____________Quiz____________? large blocks of stone for a base and then sand and then another large block -
How did the Romans build roads? _____________Quiz____________? Iron became cheaper and more readily available -
What happened in the middle of the 18th century that changed building forever? _____________Quiz____________? longer spans and lighter structures -
_____________Quiz____________? an intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue -
Charette _____________Quiz____________? drawings, plans, specifications, associated with a construction projects -
Construction Documents _____________Quiz____________? a city, town, having its own incorporates government for local affairs -
Municipality _____________Quiz____________? one who is involved in or affected by a cause of actions -
Stakeholder _____________Quiz____________? law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used -
Zoning Ordinance _____________Quiz____________? Civil Engineering -
What is the oldest engineering field? _____________Quiz____________? create the overall look and feel of a building -
Design Architect _____________Quiz____________? make sure the building can actually be built -
Project Architect _____________Quiz____________? oversees a structures actual constuction -
Construction Administrator
GeoTechnical Engineer _____________Quiz____________? desin, supervise and evaluate systems for controlling water -
Water Resources Engineer _____________Quiz____________? evaluate systems for moving people, goods, and materials -
Transportation Engineer _____________Quiz____________? turns design into reality on time and budget -
Construction Engineer _____________Quiz____________? coordinate the development of a community -
Urban Planner _____________Quiz____________?
a tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and singing materials -
Felt _____________Quiz____________? horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads -
Floor Joists _____________Quiz____________? a horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings as doors and windows -
Header _____________Quiz____________? engineer material design to keep out liquid water and protect air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from in the home -
House Wrap _____________Quiz____________? material used to restrict the flow o cheat, cold, or sound form a surface to another -