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Special Professional Licensure Board ExaminationForeign Licensure Examination for Architects

Review Class 2016

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TROPICAL ARCHITECTURE

Theories and Principles of Tropical Design

 ASPIRANT ___________________________________

MEDIUM GROUP _____________________________

RATING ______________________________

DATE ________________________________

PART I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the best answer!

1. A ___ unit is a unit of thermal insulation required to keep a seated subject in a comfortable state of 21 degrees C with a relative

humidity of 50% and an air movement of 6 meters per minute.

 A. Humidity B. Clo C. U-Value D. Solar 

2. The four individual factors needed to completely specify a thermal environment are: temperature, humidity, rate of movement of

air, and ____.

 A. Rate of thermal change B. Thermal mass

C. Radiation from the surroundings D. insolation

3. _____ is defined as the amount of water vapor suspended in the air at a given temperature.

 A. Centigrade B. Thermal mass C. U-Value D. Humidity

4. _____ is the time when the sun reaches the northernmost or southernmost part during summer or winter.

 A. Solar window B. Sunrise C. Sunset D. Sun path

5. _____ effect is the tendency of warm air to rise when heated, resulting in cooler air being drawing through windows at a lower

level.

 A. Radiation B. Stack C. Solar flue D. Heating

6. Providing openings on opposite sides of a room will create circulation of fresh air. This is known as _____ ventilation.

 A. Cross B. Mix C. Upward D. Forced

7. _____ is the transfer of heat between a surface and a moving fluid or the transfer of heat by movement of the molecules from one

point in a fluid to another.

 A. Conduction B. Convection C. Radiation D. Vasodilation

8. _____ is the process in which heat energy is transferred from one vibrating molecule to the one adjacent to it without any relative

displacement of the molecules.

 A. Contraction B. Conduction C. Convection D. Radiation

9. _____ is the transfer of heat through a space by electromagnetic waves.

 A. Dilation B. Convection C. Radiation D. Conduction

10. Philippine climate can generally be classified as _____.

 A. Arid B. Hot-dry C. Hot-humid D. Temperate

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11. The northernmost monsoon wind is called the _____ in Filipino.

 A. Amihan B. Habagat C. Bugso D. Albedo

12. The tropics are the low latitudes contained in the ____ Zone between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

 A. Torrid B. Temperate C. Frigid D. Sub-temperate

13. Rainwater _____ is the act of collecting and storing rainwater for future use.

 A. Filtering B. Harvesting C. Runoff D. Dispersal

14. In the Philippines an example of a highly-evolved, iconic traditional building form that is responsive to the local climate is the ____.

 A. Church B. Bungalow C. Bahay Na Bato D. None of the Above

15. _____ design is the careful siting, orientation, design and detailing of buildings to ensure that maximum advantage is taken of

aspect, wind, sunlight, contour and shelter to minimize dependence on externally generated power.

 A. Mechanical B. Passive C. Active D. Artificial

16. The best way to control solar radiation is to _____.

 A. Use external shading B. Maximize window openings

C. Provide cross ventilation D. Install mechanical cooling devices

17. Which of the following is not a passive shading element?

 A. Fin B. Overhang C. Eggcrate D. Roof vent

18. Which of the following is not a tropical country?

 A. Indonesia B. Japan C. Thailand D. Singapore

19. Which of the following I not a light-transmitting device?

 A. Light scoop B. Light tube C. Light shelf D. Dark wall

20. A _____ is a tower where air movement is achieved by heating the air in the tower by intensifying solar radiation on the walls of

the tower.

 A. Wind scoop B. Solar flue C. Wind tower D. Watch tower 

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