Deck 25: Windows and Doors

Question 1

The accompanying figure shows the parts of a window. What is feature 5?

A) Head
B) Stop
C) Sill
D) Rail

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The ____ are the vertical parts of the sash.

A) muntins
B) sills
C) stiles
D) rails

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The accompanying figure shows the parts of a window. What is feature 3?

A) Muntin
B) Stile
C) Sill
D) Rail

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The accompanying figure shows the parts of a window. What is feature 7?

A) Head
B) Glass
C) Head stop
D) Rail

Question 5

The accompanying figure shows the parts of a window. What is feature 4?

A) Muntin
B) Stop
C) Sill
D) Rail

Question 6

The basic parts of a metal or vinyl window are similar to those of wood window with the sash consisting of a stile, rails, and glazing.

Question 7

The accompanying figure shows the parts of a window. What is feature 9?

A) Rail
B) Glass
C) Head stop
D) Stile

Question 8

The basic parts of a metal or vinyl window are completely different than those of a wood window.

Question 9

The accompanying figure shows the parts of a window. What is feature 11?

A) Muntin
B) Side jamb
C) Head stop
D) Exterior casing

Question 10

Most windows are supplied by manufacturers as a completely assembled unit.

Question 11

The ____ are the horizontal parts of the sash.

A) stiles
B) rails
C) sills
D) muntins

Question 12

Doors include many of the same basic parts as windows.

Question 13

Door details are usually more complex than window details.

Question 14

Usually the manufacturer's catalog has a table of contents and web sites have an opening page listing the types of windows and doors shown.

Question 15

The accompanying figure shows the parts of a window. What is feature 8?

A) Head
B) Glass
C) Muntin
D) Rail

Question 16

The accompanying figure shows the parts of a window. What is feature 2?

A) Muntin
B) Stile
C) Sill
D) Rail

Question 17

The accompanying figure shows the parts of a window. What is feature 10?

A) Rail
B) Glass
C) Stop
D) Stile

Question 18

The accompanying figure shows the parts of a window. What is feature 1?

A) Meeting rail
B) Stile
C) Sill
D) Rail

Question 19

The accompanying figure shows the parts of a window. What is feature 6?

A) Head jamb
B) Stop
C) Head stop
D) Rail

Question 20

The ____ is the glass and the wood (or metal) that holds the glass.

A) stile
B) muntin
C) sash
D) rail

Question 21

____ windows use a combination of air spaces and materials that do not conduct heat easily to separate the exterior from the interior.

A) Vinyl siding
B) Side jamb
C) Conducting
D) Thermal-break

Question 22

____ is(are) used on windows that open and close, and form(s) a tight seal around the sash.

A) Weather stripping
B) Insulating glass
C) Extension jambs
D) Meetings rails

Question 23

The window frame is made of the side jambs, the head jamb, and the ____.

A) sash
B) casing
C) muntin
D) sill

Question 24

A ____ is a vertical section of the frame that separates side-by-side sash.

A) rail
B) mullion
C) transom bar
D) jamb

Question 25

The ____ bar is the horizontal part of a window frame that separates the upper and lower sash when one is operable and the other is fixed.

A) insulating
B) weather
C) lite
D) transom

Question 26

____ refers to all of the openings in the building that are intended to allow air, daylight, people, and vehicles to enter and exit the building.

A) Hollow core
B) Fenestration
C) Transom
D) Mullion

Question 27

A door frame consists of side jambs and a head jamb with ____ and casing.

A) stile
B) stop
C) rail
D) panel

Question 28

____ rails or check rails are the rails that meet in the middle of a double-hung window.

A) Transom
B) Meeting
C) Extension
D) Weather

Question 29

The accompanying figure shows the parts of a window. What is feature 12?

A) Muntin
B) Side jamb
C) Head stop
D) Exterior casing

Question 30

The ____ is the molding that goes against the wall around the frame.

A) stile
B) jamb
C) casing
D) sill

Question 31

____ are small strips that divide the glass into smaller panes.

A) Muntins
B) Sills
C) Rails
D) Casings