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What is one of the three main differences between DWV and pressure application fittings?
Position designations for groove and fillet test welds include numbers and letters. The number dictates a particular position, while the letter dictates a particular position. Choose the best combination of letters and numbers below to identify the weld position and type shown in the picture below.
Of the selection of units below, which would be best used to describe force?
There are several different types of groove welds. Which of those weld types is represented by the picture below? Choose the best answer from those provided.
When heated, metal forms a scale on it's surface. This scale is called what?
Of the options below, what is the following sentence describing? "This is a mechanism that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together."
(ws) Welding and Oxy-fuel cutting have some specialized safety equipment. Which of the answers below would be the minimum recommended filter plate for medium amperage PAC welding?
(se)"The deflection of an electric arc from its normal path because of magnetic forces, usually after the current has been moving in the same path of travel for an extended period." This statement best describes which of the following answers?
"An extra piece of equipment is required when testing with an air compressor." This statement best describes which of the following answers?
What type of wrench is pictured below?
One side of a support is 372 mm, the other side is 739 mm. What is the smallest area that this support can be used? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
At the bottom of a column of Hg, the pressure is 5.82 psi, how many inches of water column is required to exert this same pressure? Choose the best answer from those provided below
What tool is in the picture below?
Calculate the density of 5 m³ of copper that weighs 3879 kgs. Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
"Generally concrete screws are fasteners considered _________ and have applications with _______ loads." Choose from the answers below to fill in the blanks.
From the following options, choose the most popular pressure testing method.
Using the picture below, choose the best answer that relates to the item indicated by the "A".
Each substance has it's own rates of expansion and contraction, using the table below find the substance with the greatest amount of expansion per °C. Choose the best answer from those provided below
Which of the the materials below should never be used to repair an acetylene hose. Choose the best answer that applies.
(es) Using the proper tool for the job is an integral part of working safely. When using an Allen head wrench, which type of wrench, from the answers below, are you using?
From the following answers, choose the one that answers the following statement. "The operating position of a gate valve commonly are ________ and ________."
The height of a free standing or rolling scaffold is restricted to no more than 3 times the smallest base dimension. This guideline comes from which of the acts below?
The intensity of sound is measured in dBA. In the workplace the suggested dBA level for wearing hearing protection over an 8 hour day would be which of the below?
"Used to keep a piping line level, or to assure that the proper amount of grade is uniform where needed." This is the best description of which of the following items.
(ofc)Which oxy-fuel cutting tip is pictured below. Choose the best answer from those given below.
What tool is in the picture below?
(mse)There are a number of components to a simple SMAW weld. In the picture below, #1 is best represented by which answer below?
Convert 0.41278 to a fraction. Choose the best answer from below.
(ofe)The most common colour for a oxygen gas hose in an oxyacetylene set up is which of the below?
If the welding apprentices tacked 4 welds in an hour, how many welds would be tacked by 3 apprentices in a 37.5 hour work week? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
Of all the valves below, which would have close to the same flow characteristics as a globe pattern straight valve?
"The reaction caused by contact between metals and oxygen molecules." Is the best definition of which of the terms below?
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
A journeyman is paid 27% more than his apprentice. If the journeyman is earning $43.50, what is the apprentice being paid? Choose the best answer from the ones below.
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a threaded ball valve?
What type of wrench is pictured below?
Loss of head for a valve or fitting has an equivalent in a length of the same size pipe. Which valve, a gate or an angle globe (both fully open), would have the highest losses?
What is the name of the reamer pictured below?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a side view threaded cap?
All valves have a distinctive flow pattern to them. Which of the valves below is best represented by the pictured flow pattern?
A lube oil piping header has a slope of 2.5% for a 13500 mm run. What is the total drop of the line in meters? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
Which of the states of matter can be defined as having defined mass, but no defined volume or shape? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
(se)Which device below uses one or more diodes to restrict current to flow to one direction, changing AC to DC in the process? From the answers below, choose the best one.
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a side view threaded 90° elbow?
In the International System of Units, there are several standard measurements. Of the the standard measurements below, which one best represents the unit for mass?
Orthographic and isometric directional arrows have few similarities. From the options provided below, choose the best answer that represents one of those similarities.
A support that is floor mounted by welding or by anchors, is commonly called which of the following?
What is the name of the ginder pictured below?
What tool is pictured below?
"The steps in preparing this type of fusion weld and a steel weld are very similar." Which of the answers below best fits this description?
There are many parts to a circle. Which of the answers below best relates to "I" in the picture provided?
With ______ piping, fusion welding, and acid resistant clamps are the the most basic types of joining. Choose from the following to fill in the blank.
(bs)"This term denotes a type of steel that, to enhance mechanical properties has undergone alloying using different elements." which of the following terms is best described by this statement?
(bs)In oxy-fuel welding, the two terms "forehand" and "backhand" reference the ________ of the torch, or heat source, to the puddle of the weld. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank from the options below.
Typical hanger spacing for 19 mm copper pipe is 2.4 m. Using that information, how many hangers are needed on a 8 m horizontal run?
As it relates to calculating grade, which of the terms below best describes the letter "B"?
(es) Amperage has an effect on the human body depending on the amount exposed to. Which of the mA answers below best corresponds to having pain, with the loss of voluntary muscle control, as it travels through the body?
(es) Using the proper tool for the job is an integral part of working safely. When using the size of the screw to be used to size the proper screwdriver, which of the screwdrivers below would you be sizing?
(se)The graph below best represents which type of welding machine output? Choose from the best answer from those provided below.
(wf)The welding surface may contain discontinuities from the style of preparation. From the answers below, choose the best one that describes discontinuities from a surfaced prepped by gouging. blades.
(se)Which of the terms below relates best to how quickly the flow of AC changes direction? Choose the your answer from those provided below.
Plastic pipe can move slowly in hangers. This is due to temperature changes that have an effect on the expansion and contraction of the pipe. This mechanism is commonly called which of the below?
Which answer below best describes the following picture of a bender?
What type of bar is pictured below?
(ofe)"These regulators allow a consistent pressure to be fed to the tool being used. This is true despite the change in inlet pressures." Which of the regulators below is best described by this statement?
"This workplace hazard consists of organisms or organic matters produced by these organisms that are harmful to human health." This statement best describes which of the hazards below?
Socket weld fittings are commonly used on joints that are what size?
There are several different types of labeling or lettering on a drawing. In the picture below how many different types of labeling and/or lettering is there. Choose the best answer from those provided below.
Convert 45 Dekameters to Decimeters. Choose the best answer from those provided below.
(ofc)Generally in oxy-fuel cutting, when heat is applied to steel ranging from 760°C to 870°C, this is commonly referred to as which of the terms below? Choose the best answer from the options provided.
(v) There are many variations of the basic types of valves. Which of the basic valve types below would have "Gas valve" variation?
There are a variety of drafting tools that are used in the creation of fabrication patterns and layouts. Of the tools given, which one best describes the item in the picture below?
Which of the layout tools below would be the most accurate in transferring measurements? Choose from the following tools.
Burns have a classification by degree. If you have a surface burn, it would be considered which of the following?
The Variation in a gate valve's design is in the disc. How many types of disc variations are there for a gate valve?
Biological Hazards can be further broken down into subsections. Of the answers below, one is not a biological hazard, choose the answer that doesn't fit.
You have just installed a small vessel on site, the height is 29' and the base has a 9' diameter. What is the force exerted on the pad that it sits on when completely full of water? choose the best answer from those provided below.
In a piping system fittings can be used in a variety of situations, one of those is:
"Easy rotation of the piping to allow for even wearing of the pipe in an abrasive application." This is the best description of which of the plastic pipe joining types below?
The isometric below has an abundance of information contained within it. The amount of 4 inch A106-B sch 40 piping that is required for this drawing is best represented by which of the answers below?
(se)The graph below best represents which type of welding machine output? Choose from the best answer from those provided below.
(v) Valves have many uses in process control. Which of the valves below would be the worst choice for a throttling application for a slurry?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a side view threaded 45° elbow?
Convert ¹¹⁄₁₆ to a percentage. select the best answer from the ones provided below.
"Provides requirements for design, fabrication, installation and inspection of steam heating, hot water heating, hot water supply boilers, and potable water heaters intended for low pressure service that are directly fired by oil, gas, electricity, coal or other solid or liquid fuels." This is the best description of which of the ASME sections below?
"This type of drill is only for up to ½" holes that need to be precise." Choose the answer below that is best described by the statement.
(ofe)"Carefully controlled tolerances are required to manufacture quality cutting tips. One-piece tips that are used in the cutting process with acetylene are generally made from ________ to endure the heat generated. To produce exact holes for these tips, they are machined, drilled, and swaged over special wires." Select the best answer from the ones below to fill in the blank
You are part of a crew that is hydrotesting a 40 m, 50 mm, Sch 60 alloy pipe. It is set up horizontally, north to south, on pipestands with a gauge at both ends. According to the principles of hydrostatics, what will the gauges read when the test is up and holding at 45 kPa? choose the best answer from the options below.
What type of wrench is pictured below?
(v) There is a wide variety of valve styles used in industry today. Which of the valves below would be considered a quarter-turn valve?
(v) There is a wide variety of valve styles used in industry today. Which of the valves below would be considered a quarter-turn valve?
(wf)A tapered transition ratio of _________ is commonly thought to be acceptable by numerous codes. Use the answers given below to find the best ratio to fill in the blank.
(mse)There are a number of components to a simple SMAW weld. In the picture below, #3 is best represented by which answer below?
"This type of respirator has two different types that are available. These are continuous flow, and pressure demand respirators. " This statement best describes which of the following respirators?
Of the many views that a drawing may have, an isometric drawing will show only three views or faces. Which of the following answers is not one of them?
The orientation of a vertical line is commonly referred to as _______ to the horizon. Choose the best answer from the ones provided below to fill in the blank.
Of all the materials that make clothes, there is one type that should never be worn in a industrial workplace. Of the answers below, choose the one that best applies.
(papg) Assessing the surface area of any cylinder involves several calculations. Which of the answers below is determined by the formula "πr²"?
"In the center of a flange there is a tall hub with a bevelled end suitable for welding." This is a description of which type of flange?
Fire suppression applications use CPVC piping. For this application what colour must this piping be? Choose the best answer from the options below.