Flashcards and recall.

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1. Write one prompt per card. Use definitions, explanations or examples from your current topic.
2. Answer aloud before turning the card. Split a card if it asks for several unrelated facts.
3. Set aside missed cards and revisit them in a later session.

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Recall topics

• Cool temperate design: the core strategy in one line
• Hot humid (tropical) design: the core strategy in one line
• Which Information Sheet cities are cool temperate?
• Thermal comfort
• Why is humidity a design problem in Darwin and Townsville?
• Name three cool-climate strategies that are wrong in the tropics
• Section A structure in the TASC exam
• What does Criterion 3 assess?
• The six features the Criterion 3 footnote says must be covered
• Active energy (course glossary)
• Passive energy (course glossary)
• Passive solar design (course glossary)
• Is a rooftop solar PV system active or passive?
• Give two active and two passive energy examples for a house
• Best building shape and orientation for a cool temperate site
• Acceptable range for north orientation
• Which rooms go on the north in a cool temperate plan?
• Which rooms suit the south side of a cool temperate plan?
• What to do when a tall object sits on the north boundary
• Winter noon shadow of a 5 m object in Hobart
• Views to the south versus solar access in Tasmania
• Orientation priority in the tropics
• True north versus magnetic north on a site plan
• Hobart solstice sun angles (Information Sheet)
• Launceston solstice sun angles (Information Sheet)
• Canberra and Bendigo solstice sun angles (Information Sheet)
• Darwin and Townsville solstice sun angles (Information Sheet)
• Formula for noon solar altitude at the solstices
• What does a sun angle above 90° mean?
• Summer and winter solstice dates in Australia
• Which angle proves winter solar access on a section?
• Which angle proves summer shading on a section?
• Eave projection to shade a window to its sill at summer noon
• Eave rule of thumb in the 2025 marking tool
• Problem with oversized north eaves
• Shading for east and west windows
• Tropical shading strategy
• Why use a pergola with deciduous vines on the north?
• Adjustable external shading
• Why shade the glass outside rather than inside?