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UBC - ANSWERUniform Building Code What are the three building codes currently use in this country. - ANSWERNational building code,standard building code and Basic national building code What are the three code ORGANIZATIONS active through the united states. - ANSWERBOCA,SBCCI, and ICBO What code Officers MUST KNOW? - ANSWERThe technical and administrative requirements of ADOPTED codes. What code Officers should be able to provide? - ANSWERGUIDENCE on the methods to cure the violation...

Acre - ANSWERA parcel of land measuring 43,560 square feet, or 208.71 feet square. Abutting - ANSWERImmediately adjacent, such as a parcel of land or body of water. Base Line - ANSWERThe imagery East-West line used in the government survey method of land description to establish the starting point for North and South description. Building code - ANSWERA group of ordinances that regulate building construction within a community Building line - ANSWERThe distance from the boundary line...

ASKING FOR THE DEED - ANSWERWHAT IS THE QUICKEST WAY TO FIND THE OWNER OF A PROPERTY? Metes - ANSWERMEANS DISTANCE BOUNDS - ANSWERMEANS DIRECTION Section map - ANSWERIs a compilation of all parcels in the Section, whether metes and bounds, Government Survey, or Lot and Block describe the parcels. 60 minutes - ANSWERHow many minutes in one degree? 60 seconds - ANSWERHow many seconds in one minute? Easements - ANSWERdo not give the holders of the easement ownership of the propert...

The nucleus of an atom has two basic components. Name them and indicate their electrical charge. - ANSWERProton (+) Neutron (0) What is the name and electrical charge of the particle which orbits the nucleus? - ANSWERElectron (-) Define a conductor. - ANSWERMaterials whose atoms have 1 to 3 valence electrons Define an insulator. - ANSWERMaterials whose atoms have 5 to 8 valence electrons What terms are used to describe an atom having an excess of electrons and an atom with a shortag...

The decimal equivalent for the fraction "1/2" is ________. - ANSWER0.50 To change a percent value to a decimal or whole number, drop the percentage sign and move the decimal point two places to the _________. - ANSWERleft The decimal equivalent for "75%" is __________. - ANSWER0.75 The method of increasing a number by another number is done by using a _____________. - ANSWERmultiplier An overcurrent protection device (breaker fuse) must be sized no less than 125% of the...

Parallel circuits - ANSWERMore than one path for current. Load - ANSWERIs an increase of current. 3 Rules for parallel circuits - ANSWER1) to find total current, add all currents together. 2) voltage stay the same throughout the circuit. 3) total resistance is reciprocal of sum of the reciprocal of each branch.

According to the Electron Current Flow Theory, electrons flow away from the negative terminal of the source, through the circuit load, toward the positive terminal of the source. - ANSWERTrue "_____" is defined as the rate of work measured by the unit called the watt. - ANSWERPower According to the Conventional Current Flow Theory, a positive charge flows from positive to negative in the circuit. - ANSWERTrue Power is not equal to E x I for ac circuits because consideration must b...

electricity - ANSWERA form of energy caused by the movement of electrons. conductivity - ANSWERA property that describes how well a substance transmits electricity, heat or sound. current - ANSWERA movement of electrical charges around a closed path or circuit Equivalent Resistor - ANSWER39. What term identifies a single resistor that represents total resistance of a complex circuit? Resistors in Parallel - ANSWER1/R=1/R₁+1/R₂+1/R₃+... V=V₁=V₂=...

A multiwire circuit is a circuit consisting of two or more ungrounded conductors (hot wires) that have a voltage between them, and an equal voltage between each ungrounded conductor and the neutral conductor. - ANSWERTrue. The current on the grounded conductor of a 2-wire circuit is ________ of the current on the ungrounded conductor. - ANSWER100%. A balanced 3-wire, 120/240 volt, single-phase circuit is connected so that the ungrounded conductors are from different transformer phases. The...

The movement of electrons to perform a useful function is called "static electricity." T/F - ANSWERFalse. The movement of electrons to perform a useful function is called ELECTRICITY The time it takes for an overcurrent protection device to open is directly proportional to the magnitude of the fault current. T/F - ANSWERFalse. The time it takes for an overcurrent protection device to open is INVERSELY proportional to the magnitude of the fault current. Fires can be caused by electric...