Questions Of The Week ~ July 28 2019

**** Welcome to another round of Questions of The Week!

Please read the Introduction and requirements, changes may have been made.

A member of the Awards Committee will post questions, at a random day/time.

Eligible members may make one post per question thread to answer the questions, and the eligible member’s winning entry must have all parts of the questions answered completely in that one post. Editing your one answer post allowed will result in disqualification.

Any disregard to the above and divulging the correct answers or giving hints/references will cause a disqualification.

First correct answers (as judged by the Awards Committee or Poster of the Questions) wins.
The lucky winner will get a case of “Now that you’ve had a Home Inspection Books” shipped to them at their address on file.
Winners of the Questions of The Week shall request their prize by emailing fastreply@nachi.org and submitting their Mailing address for shipping.

GOOD LUCK! ~ GO! :cowboy_hat_face:

  1. To aid in termite prevention, the mulch around a home should not be directly against the base of the foundation.
    True or False

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2) The two units used to measure objects

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3) Incomplete combustion causes _______

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4) A serious drawback to wood as a building material

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5) A _______ is a central water distribution box

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Extra Credit!
WHO sang this on WHAT song?
don’t close your ears to me

nice questions, Marc. Thanks for doing them. :smile:

  1. False
  2. Imperial, Metric
  3. Carbon Monoxide
  4. Flammability
  5. Manifold
  1. True
  2. imperial/metric
  3. Carbon-Monoxide
  4. Its flamable
  5. Manifold
  1. true
  2. SI system - US customary system
  3. carbon monoxide
  4. flammability
  5. manifold

Xtr) Laugh, Laugh by The Beau Brummels

Good questions Marc thanks for your time!

  1. True
  2. Imperial, Metric
  3. Carbon Monoxide and carbon as soot
  4. Flammability
  5. Manifold

Extra) Laugh, Laugh by The Beau Brummels

  1. False
  2. Metric System and Imperial System
  3. Water, Carbon Dioxide, and Carbon Monoxide
  4. It is hygroscopic
  5. Septic Tank

Good questions Marc and nice to see some new members joining in.

  1. True
  2. Metric/English
  3. Soot and/or carbon monoxide
  4. Water damage, fire, decay and termites
  5. Manifold

Laugh, Laugh / Beau Brummels

  1. False
  2. Volume and Mass
  3. Smoke
  4. Vulnerability to water damage, fire, decay and termites
  5. Manifold
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Congratulations ROBERT RAINS for winning this weeks QOTW.
Good job!
Follow the directions to obtain your books.

  1. To aid in termite prevention, the mulch around a home should not be directly against the base of the foundation. True or False
    False

Wood chip mulch in the yard attracts termites. Definitely no.
Research studies by both the University of Florida and the University of Maryland entomology departments found that, while termites will eat most varieties of wood mulch sold at garden centers during the process of underground foraging around a yard, it is not their favorite diet; and, the incidence of termites under areas of mulch was found to be no higher than under areas of bare soil or pea rock ground cover.
http://www.mcgarryandmadsen.com/inspection/Blog/Entries/2014/1/16_Do_termites_eat_concrete.html
INachi Members!
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2) The two units used to measure objects
mass and volume
Mass and volume are two units used to measure objects. Mass is the amount of matter an object contains, while volume is how much space it takes up.
Example: A bowling ball and a basketball are about the same volume as each other, but the bowling ball has much more mass.


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3) Incomplete combustion causes _______
SMOKE
SMOKE occurs when there is incomplete combustion (not enough oxygen to burn the fuel completely).
Depending on the house contents, the smoke generated can be extremely toxic or irritating. For example, burning plastics often produce soot and poisonous gases like carbon monoxide and hydrogen chloride

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4) A serious drawback to wood as a building material
Combustibility (there were many good answers ~ thank you!)
https://www.studystack.com/flashcard-615595
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5) A _______ is a central water distribution box
manifold
https://www.hunker.com/12292440/what-is-a-water-manifold
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don’t close your ears to me
THE BEAU BRUMMELS- "LAUGH, LAUGH 1965

Congratulations, Robert! Nice win! :smiley:

Congratulations Robert. :smile:

Congratulations Robert

Thanks guys!

Nice questions Marc and thanks for your time.

Sorry. Late for the Question of the week quiz. Ops.
Extra Credit question, Kinda. ‘I don’t know.’ He played Third Base:-)

Congratulations Robert!