Sample Quiz

  1. Which of the following best describes an objective of the ERS?
    1. Encouraging energy performance advancements
    2. Providing specific, readily accessible personal energy information to utilities
    3. Helping homeowners, industry and stakeholders become "energy illiterate"
    4. Facilitating homeowner access to grants and rebates
  2. The following is not equivalent to 1 GJ:
    1. 1000,000,000 Joules of energy
    2. 27 m³ natural gas
    3. 26 L fuel oil
    4. 95,000 BTU
  3. On the EGH label, "A typical new house" shows the rating of:
    1. a house with similar characteristics to yours
    2. a house of the same size, built within the past 5 years
    3. an average new house in the same climate zone
    4. a "standard" house built to the 2017 Ontario Building Code
  4. The following will trigger the Mechanical Ventilation Warning:
    1. the average total ventilation rate during the critical month is less than the warning flow rate
    2. the average total ventilation rate during the critical month is more than the warning flow rate
    3. the exhaust devices depressurization test indicates a depressurization of five Pa or more
    4. the exhaust devices depressurization test indicates a depressurization of five Pa or less
  5. In a mixed-use building, a business is next to the home being evaluated. Which one of the following businesses would present the least risk to the blower test going ahead?
    1. Book binding
    2. Hardware store
    3. Restaurant
    4. Metal plating shop
  6. The following is not a role of an EA:
    1. model the HOT2000 files for houses they have evaluated
    2. inform clients of potential health and safety risks discovered during the evaluation
    3. ensure the homeowner understands that recommendations are based on the EA's best judgment
    4. place the self-adhesive EnerGuide label on the electrical panel
  7. The following is not a Basic Service output:
    1. Homeowner Information Sheet
    2. EnerGuide label
    3. Guide to the EnerGuide Label for Homes
    4. Renovation Upgrade Report
  8. The following best describes four of the household operating conditions:
    1. Number of occupants, type of washer, type of lighting, and temperature set points
    2. Number of occupants, type of washer, age of other appliances, and heating degree days
    3. Number of occupants, type of lighting, age of washer, and temperature set points
    4. Type of washer, type of lighting, age of appliances and temperature at time of assessment
  9. The following is not mandatory equipment for evaluations:
    1. Thermometer
    2. Low-emissivity window coating detector
    3. Compass
    4. Hygrometer
  10. The following best describes the subject of an N evaluation:
    1. a house that has been occupied for less than six months
    2. house that had upgrades performed subsequent to a previous Basic Service
    3. a house that has been occupied for six months or more
    4. a multi-unit building that has been occupied for six months or more
  11. What is the R value of the attic insulation in the photo , assuming the average depth is 11"?
    1. R20
    2. R28
    3. R40
    4. R36

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