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There are several disadvantages with conventional dimensioning. In the grouping of answers below, one is not a disadvantage of this style of dimensioning. Choose the best answer that applies.
When heated, metal forms a scale on it's surface. This scale is called what?
Your journeyman asks you to fill out the following print with measurements. What method of dimensioning are they having you do? Choose from the best answer from the ones provided below.
A tight seal to the face is required by all respirators. This is a critical element in which of the following type(s) of respirator? Of the options below, choose the best answer.
When used in conjunction with a flashback arrestor, a reverse flow check valve is best to be place where on an oxyacetylene setup?
What type of iron from the selections below contains the highest carbon content?
"Has a gasket surface in the same plane as the bolting circle face." Is the best description of which fitting?
Compression type fittings for copper tube are generally made from which of the following materials?
Which forged steel fitting classification does not have a schedule number?
Typical hanger spacing for 50 mm cast iron pipe is 3.0 m. Using that information, how many hangers are needed on a 13 m horizontal run?
15.5 meters of line is supposed to be graded at 1:13, which of the answers below best satisfies this grade?
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.
What tool is in the picture below?
After manually oxy-fuel cutting a piece of 75 mm plate in half, your journeyman notices that the kerf lines are indicating a 25% lag in the slag stream. What is he trying to tell you? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
A plug valve is quick to open or quick to close. Another way of describing that profile is which of the following?
A support that is floor mounted by welding or by anchors, is commonly called which of the following?
What type of wrench is pictured below?
With regard to fitting a threaded joint, the length of the threads that is engaged inside the fitting is called by which of these terms?
There is a mutual attraction that causes unlike molecules them to cling to each another. This property is best describes by which of the following terms?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a threaded ball valve?
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.
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 picture provided?
The _________ has an excess of acetylene, the inner cone has a feathery edge, called the acetylene feather, extending beyond it. Choose from the answers below to fill in the blank.
In the International System of Units, there are several standard measurements. Of the the standard measurements below, which one best represents the unit for energy?
(wf)Of the defects listed below, which one best describes the black lines outside of the weld in the picture shown?
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
Using the picture below, choose the best answer that relates to the item indicated by the "B".
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.
(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?
Class 6050 is a classification of which fitting type?
Straight pattern, Y pattern and angle pattern are all design variations of which style of valve?
What tool is in the picture below?
"These types of pumps come in a reciprocating and rotary style." This best describes which of the answers below?
In vertical runs of piping (risers) at each floor level there should be a support. The type of hardware used by mechanical building trades for supporting pipe would be which of the following?
Which oxy-fuel cutting tip is pictured below. Choose the best answer from those given below.
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a socket weld globe valve?
If you have received 43 widgets out of an order of 378 widgets, what percentage of widgets have been accounted for? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
To cut a piece of copper tube with a hacksaw, which of the following blades would be best?
There are some good trade practices when using a hammer. Of the practices below, which is not one of them?
MJ/m³ and Btu/ft³ are two was of expressing ________energy. Use the terms below to select the one that best fills in the blank.
"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?
Class 6000 fittings are commonly made from which material?
In the picture below, what type of joining system is being used? Use the best answer from the ones provided below.
When balancing pressures with an oxyacetylene torch, good rule of thumb to calculate "blow away" is _________ per tip size. Choose from the answers below to fill in the blank.
The classification of ferrous piping includes all of the following except for one. Choose the pipe that is not ferrous.
The fraction ⅜ is equal to which of the fractions below? Choose the best answer from the ones provided.
(se)All electrical conductors resist the flow of current to some degree. Which of the terms below is used to measure this resistance? From the answers below select the one best applies.
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
"The reaction caused by contact between metals and oxygen molecules." Is the best definition of which of the terms below?
What tool is pictured below?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a side view threaded tee elbow?
(se)"This electrical current has is not bi-directional and flows only from negative to positive." This statement best describes which of the following currents?
(mse)There are a number of components to a simple SMAW weld. In the picture below, #2 is best represented by which answer below?
Which of the following supports are used to support pipe lines with light loads that are subjected to up to 32mm vertical thermal movements?
STD or Sch40 piping is measured by the nominal ______ up to ______ diameter, and by the exact ______ up to ________diameter. Use the choices below to fill in the blanks in order.
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
Which of the following gases has the hottest burning neutral flame? Choose the best answer from those below.
Under the Workers compensation act, are apprentices and learners entitled to compensation?
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?
"This two-part anchoring system consists of resin and hardener which are combined through a mixing nozzle, and an anchor rod." This is the best description of which of the following anchors?
"This is the term used for the metal or steel that you are actually welding on." The term best described by this statement is which of the following?
In the WHMIS system, this symbol represents which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
(mse)The CSA classification of carbon steel SMAW electrodes is metric. Choose the best answer for what the "70" represents, in the answers below.
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
Type "K" copper tube has which colour identification strip?
When used in conjunction with a reverse flow check valve , a flashback arrestor is best to be place where on an oxyacetylene setup?
Of the options below, what is the following sentence describing? "This is a mechanism that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together."
"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?
These multi-purpose portable fire extinguishers are light, commonly red, and have a short nozzle or a narrow length of hose. Choose from the answers below the one that best applies.
(se)The melting of the electrode and/or the base metal comes from the strength of the electrical current passing through them. Of the answers below, which term best describes the strength of the current?
(mse)There are a number of components to a simple SMAW weld. In the picture below, #3 is best represented by which answer below?
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?
There are several different three sided geometric shapes. Choose the best answer below as it relates to "A" in the picture provided.
Of the valves below, which has a flow pattern that is non-directional?
The first step in starting a task involving plastic pipe should be? Choose the best answer from the following.
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?
In the WHMIS system, "Flammable and combustible material" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
"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?
When buying a ______ solder, the ______ content is always listed first. Fill in the blanks from the options below.
What tool is pictured below?
Fill the blanks with the answers provided. "These two valves, _______ and ________ are usually used together in a line. The flow of fluid through the line finds little friction from either one."
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 bar is pictured below?
When using a long tape, one extra consideration must be taken into account over a short tape. Of the answers below, choose the one that best applies.
If the piping isometric that you are working off of has a 1:20 metric reduced scale to it, what is the actual length of the workpiece of you measure 45mm on the print? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
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?
What tool is in the picture 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 thermal cutting blades.
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.
What tool 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?
The most common colour for a fuel gas hose in an oxyacetylene set up is which of the 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.
Your crew has just finished setting an enclosed vessel that had a 15 m diameter, a height of 23 m. The insulator foreman has asked you to verify his requirements of insulating the shell of the vessel. Choose the best answer from the ones below that represents the amount of insulation required.
Convert 4.81' to the nearest ¹⁄₁₆ of an inch. Choose the best answer from the ones below
The recommended PVC grooved joint operating maximum temperature is 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.
Which answer below best describes the following picture of a bender?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a side view butt weld cap?