SAMPLE QUESTIONS

These are not the same questions you will get in your
exam, they are here as examples only.

There are 33 questions here, if this was your test you

would need to get at least 25 correct.

Keep track of your own score.

1
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One Kilogram samples of each of the following materials are
heated to a uniform temperature. If the temperature of the
environment is reduced, which sample will cool most slowly?

A Steel
B Concrete
C Wood
D Water

2
 2
Which of the following forms of energy is not part of the
electromagnetic spectrum?

A Long wave Infrared Radiation

B Visible Light
C Sound Waves
D Radio Waves

3
 3
If the emissivity of a material equals 0.1, what type of
material would you most likely be looking at?

A Wood
B Plastic
C Painted Metal
D Polished metal

4
 4
With regard to infrared radiation, what do the following all
have in common: water, human skin, olive oil, and a block of
chrome steel with a 1/4” hole in it that is 2” deep?

A Low Emissivity
B High Emissivity
C High Reflectivity
D High Transparency

5
 5
A good time to locate the thermal signature associated with
wet insulation in roofs using thermography is:

A About an hour after sunset on a sunny day

B About 2 PM on a cloudy day
C About 7 PM on a cloudy day
D On a rainy day with no wind

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 6
A 10,000 Litre outside tank is approximately half full of a liquid.
Nights are cool and clear. At noon on the following day, which is
warm and sunny, which describes what you will probably see?

A The liquid will appear cooler than the air

B Sludge in the tank will appear hotter
C The liquid will appear warmer than the air
D The liquid and sludge will appear the same
temperature

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 7
You are inspecting a lightly loaded outdoor substation (wind is 15 miles
per hour) and see no hot spots. What is your conclusion?

A Try again with a shortwave system

B There are no problems
C Problems may exist, but are not visible
D You need to image every five minutes

8
 8
While observing an outside steam line, covered with insulation and
aluminum protective skin, you notice that for much of the line the
bottom half appears warmer than the top. What is probably true?

A Water has penetrated the insulation resulting

in excessive heat loss on the bottom
B The camera needs to be calibrated
C The aluminum is reflecting the warmer ground
on the bottom and the cooler sky on the top
D Condensate, which is more conductive than
steam, is building up in the bottom of the line

9
 9
A material has a reflectivity of 0.1, and its transmissivity is 0.1. What is its
emissivity?

A 0.1
B 0.3
C 0.8
D 0.2

10
 10
For steady state conduction through a solid, as the length of the material
increases, the total heat flow through the material

A Decreases
B Is constant
C Reverses
D Increases

11
 11
An object that is a good reflector is also a:

A Good absorber
B Good emitter
C Poor emitter
D Good transmitter

12
 12
Heat is a form of energy that:

A Cannot travel through a vacuum

B Requires temperature difference
to flow
C Flows from lower to higher
temperatures
D Does not exist below 0ºC

13
 13
Which are good transmitters of infrared radiation?

A Electrical tape, black paint, rough

sawn wood
B Aluminium foil, gold, chromium
C Zinc selenide, germanium,
vacuum
D Distilled water, glass

14
 14
Two blackbody radiation sources are set at 100 ºC and 30 ºC,
respectively. At a wavelength of 10 micrometers, the 30 ºC blackbody:

A Emits more radiation

B Emits less radiation
C Emits the same radiation
D Emits no radiation

15
 15
Which camera settings relate to the atmosphere?

A Distance, relative humidity and air

temperature
B Distance, apparent temperature and reflected
background temperature
C Dew point, relative humidity and air
temperature
D Emissivity, tranmissivity and reflectivity

16
 16
Infrared thermography can be used to locate studs in plasterboard walls
because:

A Infrared radiation transmits quite easily to the

surface of the wall
B The studs have a different emissivity
C Walls reflect radiation better than the studs
D There are differences in the thermal
conductivity of these materials

17
 17
Painting the surface of an aluminium can black will do what?

A Only increase emissivity

B Only decrease emissivity
C Increase both emissivity and absorbtivity
D Decrease both emissivity and absorbtivity

18
 18
Condensation forming on a surface will:

A Heat the surface

B Cool the surface
C Have no effect
D Not be visible in infrared

19
 19
Which has the highest emmisivity?

A Black electrical tape

B Painted aluminium
C Oxisidised copper
D Human skin

20
 20
Which material has the highest Thermal Capacity?

A Water
B Steel
C Aluminium
D Wood

21
 21
An infrared mirror is required to see around a corner. Four materials have been tested and labeled,
based upon the following characteristics:
ε= emissivty, τ=transmisivity
Which would make the best IR mirror?

A ε=0.93 τ=0
B ε=0.97 τ=0
C ε=0.05 τ=0.85
D ε=0.50 τ=0

22
 22
Listed from shortwave to longwave, which of the following is the correct
sequence of electromagnetic radiation?

A Gamma, x-ray, radio, visible, infrared, microwave, ultraviolet.

B X-ray, gamma, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave, radio
C Gamma, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, radio, microwave
D Gamma, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave, radio

23
 23
What is the correct relationship between emissivity ε and absorptivity α?

A α=ε
B 1=ε+α
C ε=1-α
D ε=1+α

24
 24
If an opaque real body has a Reflectivity of 0.2, what is its transmisivity?

A 0
B 0.2
C 0.8
D 0.6

25
 25
If a body transmits 20% and absorbs 50% what is its emissivity?

A 0.3
B 0.5
C 0.2
D 0.7

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 26
How many sources of exitant radiation does an opaque blackbody have?

A one
B two
C three
D not enough information

27
 27
What effect would sandblasting a polished surface have?

A Lower emissivity
B Raise emissivity
C No effect
D Change colour

28
 28
Which of the following factors affect the emissivity of a target?

A Material, surface structure, geometry, angle, wavelength, temperature.

B Material, surface structure, geometry, angle, colour, temperature.
C Colour, surface structure, geometry, angle, wavelength, temperature.
D Material, surface structure, geometry, angle.

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 29
Which measurement tool listed below can be used for both Quantitative and
Qualitative analysis?

A Spot
B Isotherm
C Line profile
D Area

30
 30
How does temperature relate to radiation?

A W=σT⁵
B W⁴= σT
C W= σT⁴
D T= σW⁴

31
 31
If a body has an emissivity of 0.3 and transmissivity of 0.6, what is its
absorbtivity?

A 0.6
B 0.3
C 0.1
D 1

32
 32
What controls are used for thermal tuning?

A The thermal tuning button

B Level and Span
C Auto adjust
D Range and level

33
 33
What does the thermal image created by the camera represent?

A A heat picture
B Radiation efficiency
C Radiation intensity
D Image intensity

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