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Zac's Big Construction quiz

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Spray foam and fibreglass can both ..................... a building. 

Insulate

Reinforce

Decorate

Demolish

What material are most I-beams made out of?

Dilithium

Transparent aluminum

Structural Steal

Mithril

Rebar is steel used to reinforce

Gravel

Vinyl

Wood

Masonry and concrete

What material is most drywall made from.

Gypsum

Granite

Quartz

Pumice

Other than ashpalt, roofing can be made from all of the following except:

Slate

Spray Foam

Wood

Metal

Walls that seperate rooms are known as: 

Dividers

Aesthetic walls

Party walls

Partition walls 

A material that contains Gravel, sand and a binding substance is called...............

Concrete 

Cement

Adhesive

Glue

Most mezzanine floors have a frame made from:

Copper

Pig iron

Colf-rolled steel

Bronze

The horizontal members that are attached to girders in a rib-like pattern are called: 

Frame

H-Beam

Joists 

I-Beam

Passive solar building design uses solar energy to:

Absorb Heat

Generate electricity 

Sequester carbon

Strengthen the structure 

This type of paint helps slow the spread of fire?

Intumescent paint

Insulated paint

Lead Paint

Aluminum paint

Thermal barriers slow the spread of:

All of the above

Tempreture

Fire

Smoke

A wall that separates two buildings or distinct units within a building is a .................. wall.

Privacy

Party

Insulation

Family

How tall is the Burk Khalifa, The worlds tallest building?

828 meters

932 meters 

781 meters

1 kilometer

what is the tallest building in the world that is made primarily from concrete

The Burj Khalifa

The Trump international hotel & Tower

The empire state building

The Torre dos clerigos

The process of destroying a building is known as ............

Demolition

Knockdown

Rebar

Extrusion

When a house uses solar energy, you'll usally see .............. on the roof

An antenna

skylights

Panels

Pipes 

What tool has a bubble in it?

A Philips screwdriver

A level

A reciprocating saw

A sander

Who decides if a building is up to indusrty standards 
? 

The architecht

An ispector

The home owner

An electrician

Which of these would NOT be an issue related to building standards? 

Earthquake retrofitting 

Building materials 

Number of pets 

size and number of exits