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To supply a gas test with high pressure, dry gas, which of the following would be best to use?
(wf)Almost all electrode rods are kept in a container to protect them from the elements. Which of the following weld defects would this be the best form of protection from?
Water distribution systems made from PE piping have a maximum operating temperature. What is that temperature? Choose from the options below.
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
The fraction ⁵⁸⁄₇ is equal to which of the answers provided below?
(wf)Of the defects listed below, which one best describes the one that the black arrow is pointing to in the picture shown?
There are many parts to a circle. Which of the answers below best relates to "I" in the picture provided?
Calculate the relative density of a steel at 2357 lb/ft³ with water at 62.4 lb/ft³. Select the best answer from the ones provided below.
What temperature separates soft soldering and brazing?
Upstream of the aftercooler and downstream of the air intake should be the location for which of the following components of a basic pneumatic system?
15.5 meters of line is supposed to be graded at 1:13, which of the answers below best satisfies this grade?
Soapstone is commonly available in three grades. Which grade would be best served for marking out steel? Choose your answer from the options below.
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.
Of the alloys below, which is the alloy of copper and zinc?
The orientation of a horizontal line is commonly referred to as _______ to the horizon. Choose the best answer from the ones provided below to fill in the blank.
"A deterioration of a metal by both mechanical means and chemical means over a period of time." This statement best describes which of the following terms?
Which of the layout tools below would be the most accurate in transferring measurements? Choose from the following tools.
Atmospheric pressure is the pressure the air exerts on the earth surface. Which measurement below best represents this pressure?
The classification of ferrous piping includes all of the following except for one. Choose the pipe that is not ferrous.
Which butt weld fitting wall thickness has the smallest number of fitting sizes?
Which of the following answers best describes the advantage of preparing a joint with a U groove over the Vee groove style?
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
Of the answers below, which best reflects the name of the drill pictured?
The 3 key elements of the WHIMIS system are, worker education, labels and ________. Choose from the answers below to fill in the blank.
(wf)"Foreign materials trapped in the weld metal at continuous or randomly spaced intervals." This statement best describes which of the defects 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.
"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?
What tool is pictured below?
When installing an instrument air piping system in a textile plant, what code would you reference for the minimum standards?
(wf)The best term to describe the portion of the weld between the two black line would be which of the below?
"This term is a combination of metals or of a metal and another element." Which of the following terms is best described by this statement?
There are several steps to consider when soldering on a valve. Of the list choose the one that dose not apply
Typically on a hydrostatic test, the _______ of the fill hose is greater than the high pressure hose. Choose from the following answers to fill in the blank.
(wf)Rapid solidification, low amperage, and incomplete perheat are all included in which of the following terms? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
The inert purge gases for GMAW and GTAW welding processes are non-toxic, but are still dangerous. In what situation below would these gases be a danger?
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 substance that undergoes a ___________, there is a release or absorption of energy as a new substance is formed." Choose from the options below to best fill in the blank in this statement.
There are two accepted methods of protecting metal from electrolysis. Of the list below, choose the one that applies.
When installing a new valve into an existing piping system you find that the flange bolt holes are threaded UNC. The original line also has tapped bolt holes, but are UNF. The valve installation details requires a nut on the valve flange, the line specification requires a fastener with a nut on both ends. Which of the solutions below would satisfy all of the specifications?
A threaded fitting you are trying to reclaim has been cross threaded. Which of the items below would be best to attempt to salvage the fitting?
Burns have a classification by degree. If you have a surface burn, it would be considered which of the following?
At the bottom of a column of water, the pressure is 459 psi, how high is this column? Choose the best answer from those provided below
The fraction ⅜ is equal to which of the fractions below? Choose the best answer from the ones provided.
"These types of pumps come in a reciprocating and rotary style." This best describes which of the answers below?
Around most construction tasks, eye protection is important. The selection of eye protection will rest mainly with which of the following answers? Choose the best one that applies.
From the following options, choose the most popular pressure testing method.
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
Of the gases below, choose the best one that supports combustion, but is non-flammable on it own.
"This gas irritates sensitive skin and mucous membranes. It is non-flammable, has an unpleasant odour, and is colourless." This statement best describes which of the following gases?
Of the list below, a try cock is considered what type of valve?
Of the answers below, which is the best oxyacetylene term for the condition that occurs when the tip produces a shrieking noise, sparks and dark smoke.
(se)While welding, what is the result of leangthening of the welding arc? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
What tool is in the picture below?
There are some good trade practices when using a hammer. Of the practices below, which is not one of them?
Atmospheric pressure is the pressure the air exerts on the earth surface. Which measurement below best represents this pressure?
Class 3000, is a fitting classification for which type of material?
Concrete anchors have two broad categories. Of the choices below, select the ones that apply.
Lockable service, gas cock, pilot valve and a curb stop valve are all varieties of which type of valve?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a side view threaded 45° elbow?
"The destruction of a metal or an alloy because of chemical or electrochemical reaction with its surrounding environment or medium."
In the WHMIS system, "Other poisons" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
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?
"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?
Inches of Hg is commonly used for atmospheric pressure. What is the difference in pressure exerted by a 10" column of Hg with a 1 in² base, when compared to a column of water the same height? Use the best answer from those provided below.
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
Before entering a container to work, your Journeyman asks for a gas test to be done. The foreman agrees and puts the sniffer close to the roof of the container. Of the following answers, which gas would he be testing for?
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.
What tool is in the picture below?
If you subtract the TE from the T when fitting a threaded joint, the remainder will represent which of these terms?
"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.
"The temperature of a metal, below which the substance is entirely solid." The best term to fit this description from the group below is?
What tool is in the picture below?
The purpose of this step is to provide a prepped surface for the solvent cement by beginning the chemical reaction that softens PVC. Of the options below, choose the best answer.
"The term for the dimensioning instrument that is used for notation and commonly at a 45° angled straight line." Which of the terms below best represents this statement?
You are asked to cut a mark on a 50mm piece of pipe with a 5" grinder. Which of the tools below would be the best to secure the pipe for cutting?
"These drawing tools as commonly used with a T-square to produce vertical and angled lines." Of the tools below, which is best described by this statement?
(se)Which of the terms below best relates to a material or substance that resists the flow of electrical current? Choose your answer from those provided below.
Oxygen should have a purity of 99.5% or higher for oxy-fuel cutting. The cutting speed will be an estimated ¾ of normal and the expenditure in cutting oxygen will increase approximately ¼ of normal for each _______ drop in purity percentage form optimum. Use the answers provided to select the best one to fill in the blank.
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?
There is a set number of steps in the procedure for creating proper joints with thermoplastic piping. Of the answers below, select the one that is closest to that number.
"This type of oxy-fuel cutting torch has preheat gases supplied to the cutting tip." Which of the following torch types is best described by this statement?
What is the name of the reamer pictured below?
In the picture below there are various dimensions noted. Choose the answer from the ones provided that best describes the orientation of the numerical dimensions.
Which of the states of matter can be defined as having a defined mass, and volume, but no defined shape? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
There are many parts to a circle. Which of the answers below best relates to "B" in the picture provided?
Atmospheric pressure is the pressure the air exerts on the earth surface. Which measurement below best represents this pressure?
"When joining most metals, silver filler metal can be used. There are only two metals that cannot be joined by this filler metal." This statement best describes which of the following answers
(se)Your welder asks you to turn up the _________ on his welder for more penetration. Choose the best answer from the options below to fill in the blank.
Because of various stresses, fasteners to be used in the piping industry are designed for what type of load?
Downstream of the aftercooler, but upstream of the reciever, should be the location for which of the following components of a basic pneumatic system?
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
What tool is in the picture below?
In the WHMIS system, "Acute poisons" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
What tool is in the picture below?
The proper procedure for shutting down an oxyacetylene outfit takes an number of steps. Of the answers below, choose the one that represents these number of steps.
Of the options below, what is the following sentence describing? "This is a mechanism that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together."
Which of the following disc designs is the most widely use variation for the gate valve?
T=K x D x P, This formula is used to find the starting tightening torque target number. What does the "D" represent in this formula?
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
When one substance is dissolved in another homogeneously, this is called a solution. Which of the three states of matter can a solution exist? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.