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Looking at the body of a check valve you see a hinge pin on the body. Of the following valves what is the valve you are looking at?
Maintaining all of the required PPE within the manufactures guidelines and in good working order is the responsibility of the________." Choose from the following answers to fill the blank.
Choose the best answer below that is the density of water in metric measurement.
On the QC paperwork for the hydrotest that you have up and holding requires gauge pressures. The gauges are holding steady at 245 kPa(a). Which of the answers below best represents the pressure that the QC requires?
All butt weld fittings must have _____ pieces of information stamped on them.
(mse)There are a number of components to a simple SMAW weld. In the picture below, #4 is best represented by which answer below?
The numbers encircled on the north side of the drawing are best represented by which of the terms below?
Of the welded joint configurations, which of the terms below references the black portion that the arrow is pointing at in picture provided?
Of the answers below, which is the best oxyacetylene term for the explosive condition that occurs upstream the mixer and can include all of the components in the outfit including the regulator.
A lube oil piping header has a slope of ¹⁄₁₆ every 9 inches. In a 27' run, what is the total drop of the line? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
(se)"Metal deposition rate is the weight of material deposited by arc welding in a unit of time. For this rate to increase, which of the options below would be best suited?
Your journeyman is fitting up a joint and asks you to check to see if the pipe is "plumb". Which way would you hold the level to get that information? From the following options, choose the best answer.
Which of the following supports has a hardened steel cup set screw?
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.
(wf)After the fillet weld is complete, the inspector says that the weld profile has a bulge to it. Which of the terms below best describes this situation?
When inspecting your oxy-acetylene cut after cutting a piece of 50 mm plate, you notice that the bottom of the kerf line is slightly behind the top of the same line. Which of the terms below best expresses this condition?
(se)Which of the terms below is used when a sine wave completes a 360° rotation?
"Is a mechanical seal which fills the space between two or more mating surfaces, generally to prevent leakage from or into the joined objects while under compression." This is the best definition of which fitting?
What type of iron from the selections below contains the highest carbon content?
(wf)Of the types of inclusions below, which would be characteristic of a GMAW process?
"A measure of a material's ability to undergo significant plastic deformation before rupture." This statement is the best description of which of the following terms?
From the following options, choose the most popular pressure testing method.
In the picture below there are various dimensions noted. Choose the answer from the ones provided that best describes the method of dimensioning.
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?
In the International System of Units, there are several standard measurements. Of the the standard measurements below, which one best represents the unit for force?
In the WHMIS system, "Corrosive materials" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
There a specific vocabulary when describing the areas of a fillet weld. Which of these terms is represented by "B" in the picture below? Choose the best answer from those provided.
"While dimensioning drawings, there is one of the following activities that you must avoid doing." Which of the following actions when dimensioning a drawing must be avoided? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below
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?
"Smaller tubing sizes and the strength of the operator are both characteristics that this type of bender has." Of the options below, choose the bender that best fits this description.
There are generally considered to be four types of welds. Which of those weld types is represented by the picture below? Choose the best answer from those provided.
Of the answers below, which is the best oxyacetylene term for the condition that occurs when the flame burns back into the tip, followed by a "pop" noise?
Good trade practice is a 4:1 ratio when using an extension ladder. From which piece of legislation does the practice originate from?
Spiral wound gaskets have 6 identifiers on them, which of the below is not one?
Twist drill sizes are designated by four methods. Which of the following answers is not one of them.
There are 4 principal parts to the head of a hammer. Of these 4 parts, there are only two that are opposite of each other, what are they called? Of the answers below, choose the one that best applies.
0.578 oz/in² is equal to which of the answers below? Choose the best answer that applies
Fabricators and designers have been using the various lines to convey information in their drawings, which is called the "alphabet of lines". Which of the terms below best describes the line labeled "C" in the picture provided?
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.
In the WHMIS system, "Acute poisons" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
The categories of workplace hazards have been broken down to _____ main areas. Using the answers below fill in the blank.
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.
Fabricators and designers have been using the various lines to convey information in their drawings, which is called the "alphabet of lines". Which of the terms below best describes the line labeled "I" in the picture provided?
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
(mse)The CSA classification of carbon steel SMAW electrodes is metric. Choose the best answer for what the "E" represents, in the answers below.
The 3 key elements of the WHIMIS system are, worker education, labels and ________. Choose from the answers below to fill in the blank.
The tools pictured below represent which type of pliers?
"This Section provides such guidelines to assist those directly responsible for operating, maintaining, and inspecting power boilers." This is the best description of which of the following ASME sections?
There a a number of steps in the proper fabrication of a Bell-end joint. Choose the answer below that reflects that number the best.
Which of the following supports are used to support pipe lines with light loads that are subjected to up to 32mm vertical thermal movements?
There a specific vocabulary when describing the areas of a fillet weld. Which of these terms is represented by "G" in the picture below? Choose the best answer from those provided.
There are a great many ways to give information about the shape of an object. Certain ways of drawing or views will give some information clearer than others. Of the answers below, choose the best term that describes the following picture.
"It is a method of drawing which you can represent your shapes into three- dimensional view. An angle of 30 degree is taken in all its sides in order to give a 3d look." This statement best describes which of the following drawing methods?
There are many different parts to an oxy fuel cutting torch. Choose the best answer from the options below that would describe "F".
All of the following statements regarding an oxygen cylinders are true, except one. Choose the answer that does not belong.
In a piping system fittings can be used in a variety of situations, one of those is:
In the WHMIS system, "Dangerously reactive material" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
A small percentage of fuels, when exposed to air, water, or heat under normal condition will chemically react. These fuels are classed as which of the below?
Of the answers below, which support has one bolt or two bolt manufacturing options?
What formula would be correct when attempting to calculate the fitting allowance of a threaded 90 degree elbow?
(se)When the current flow meets resistance in a conductor, that energy is turned into what form? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
When comparing STD, XS and XXS wall thicknesses on typical piping, STD piping has:
What is one of the three main differences between DWV and pressure application fittings?
A water holding tank has a base of 25.67 m² and a height of 10 m, what is the force acting on the base of the tank? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
"This operation of this type of chuck is with an external collar that you hand turn." This statement best describes which of the chucks below?
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.
(wf)Dimensional defects would include all of the following defects except one. Of the answers below choose the one that is not a dimensional defect.
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.
Using the picture below, which of the following answer best describes the dimension "A"?
(wf)Of the defects listed below, which one best describes the picture shown?
The type of oxy-fuel cutting torch that has a cutting tip which is supplied with mixed pre-heat gases are typically called which of the names below? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
T=K x D x P, This formula is used to find the starting tightening torque target number. What does the "K" represent in this formula?
Of the answers below, choose the layout tool that would most likely consist of a "Bevel protractor" and a steel rule
What are the two common wall thicknesses for copper tubing?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a butt weld globe valve?
"The angle of the oxy-fuel torch relative to the direction of travel that which the tip is pointed dictates the directions in which the heat is going and the slag will be blown." Which of the terms below is best described by this statement?
Fillet welds have fundamentally ________ different types of welds. Choose the best answer from those below to fill in the blank.
A nitrogen piping system does not exceed 6000 psi @ 100 degrees F. What weight of pipe is required with Class 6000 forged steel fittings?
"The ability of a body to resist a distorting influence and to return to its original size and shape when that influence or force is removed." This is the best definition of which of the terms below?
Every hacksaw blade has a "set". This particular "set" has every third tooth straight, while the two before it are bent slightly to the side opposite of each other. Of the answers below, choose the best "set" to match this description.
A 10 meter piece of brass pipe that has an operating temperature of 85°C and pressure of 34 kPa/m². This line was originally installed At -15°C, what is the total linear expansion in meters for this line? Choose the best answer from the ones supplied below.
Under the Workers compensation act, are apprentices and learners entitled to compensation?
"Joining two metal surfaces by melting an alloy so that it forms a thin layer between the surfaces." This id the best definition of which of the terms below?
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
In the WHMIS system, "Flammable and combustible material" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
In the WHMIS system, "Infectious materials" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
What type of wrench is pictured below?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a socket weld gate valve?
What type of wrench is pictured below?
(se)This term expresses the pressure from an electrical circuit's power source that produces pressure to push a current through a circuit, enabling them to do work. From the terms provided, choose the one that best applies.
A 35 meter piece of copper pipe that the first 10 m section has an operating temperature of 105°C and pressure of 34 kPa/m² until a restriction, then the temperature and pressure both drop by 15 for the remainder of the line. The entire line was originally installed at -25°C, what is the total linear expansion in meters for this line? Choose the best answer from the ones supplied below.
A cold water piping system does not exceed 3000 psi @ 100 degrees F. What weight of pipe is required with class 3000 forged steel fitting?
Wood screws have an unthreaded portion just under the screw head on the shank. Using the options below, what is this portion called?
The references in red along the west side of the drawing are best represented by which of the terms below?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a side view socket weld 90° elbow?
Type "L" copper tube has which colour identification strip?
Convert 4.81' to the nearest ¹⁄₁₆ of an inch. Choose the best answer from the ones below
"A substance that undergoes a ___________, doesn't chemically alter what the substance is." Choose from the options below to best fill in the blank in this statement.
Pressure vessels such as pipelines, plumbing, gas cylinders, boilers and fuel tanks can be tested for strength and leaks. From the list below choose the correct testing procedure.