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What is the name of the reamer pictured below?
Of all the tools listed below, what is the preferred method for cutting tube under 3/4"?
Which of the following situations would a scribe be the best layout tool of choice? Use the following situations for your answer.
Of the welded joint configurations, which of the terms below references the picture provided?
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 floor of the container. Of the following answers, which gas would he be testing for?
When dealing with welding gases and fumes, it is a good practice to limit your exposure to them. The first option to reduce exposure to these fumes and gases is to weld in which of the following locations?
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.
Which answer below best describes the following picture of a bender?
(se)All electrode holders have a rating. Choose from the answers below and select the one that best describes this rating.
Which of the valves below best fits the description of this statement? "This type of valve has two ports to it. One inlet and one outlet, and relies on pressure on the inlet side to work properly."
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?
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 "A" in the picture provided?
Choose the best answer below that is the density of water in imperial measurement.
A typical file generally has one of four basic cuts. Which of the below is not one of those cuts?
Class 6050 is a classification of which fitting type?
A common 30/70 soft solder contains what percentage of which elements in it's alloy?
"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?
There are many parts to a circle. Which of the answers below best relates to "I" in the picture provided?
(wf)Welding has several broad classes of defects that can occur in any weld. Choose the best answer from the options provided below, to show how many classes there are.
(mse)There are a number of components to a simple SMAW weld. In the picture below, #5 is best represented by which answer below?
(wf)Of the defects listed below, which one best describes the black lines outside of the weld in the picture shown?
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.
Calculate the mass of 6.25 ft³ of gold that weighs 3579 lb/ft³. 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?
"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 plug disc valve is a variation of which main category of valve?
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?
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
The proper procedure for setting up an oxyacetylene outfit takes an number of steps. Of the answers below, choose the one that represents these number of steps.
"This type of cutting machine is perfect for busy shops. When the machine is loaded, and starts to cut the material, it allows the operator to do other tasks while the machine is cutting." This statement best describes which of the following metal cutters
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
"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?
Ozone, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride and phosgene are all gases that can be created by different types of welding. Of the answers below, choose the best one that they all have in common.
Which of the following gases has the highest MJ/m³ rating? Choose the best answer from those provided
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.
The plug on the end of a 150 mm pipe has a force restriction of 250,000 N. What is the maximum operating pressure that this fitting can handle? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
There are two accepted methods of protecting metal from electrolysis. Of the list below, choose the one that applies.
Of the material types below, which one only is available in class 150 and 300 fittings?
"This physical factor within the environment that harms the musculoskeletal system." This statement best describes which of the hazard groups below?
The design of a ball valve is similar to which of the listed valves?
CSA approved head, eye, and foot protection is required for all workers. This is best legislated by which of the following acts?
"This material is formed with cross-linking, and becomes irreversibly rigid after the reaction has taken place." This is the best description of which of the terms below?
Files and hacksaws are similar in that they only__________. Use the answers below to complete the sentence.
All valves have a distinctive flow pattern to them. Which of the valves below is best represented by the pictured flow pattern?
What tool is in the picture 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?
On the QC paperwork for the hydrotest that you have up and holding requires absolute pressures. The gauges are holding steady at 35 psi. Which of the answers below best represents the pressure that the QC requires?
"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?
In the International System of Units, there are several standard measurements. Of the the standard measurements below, which one best represents the unit for a small volume?
After seal welding a box, the painters ask how much paint they are going to need to coat the outside. The box is 230 mm long, 450 mm high and 375 mm wide. Of the answers below, choose the best one that reflects this number.
"The reaction caused by contact between metals and oxygen molecules." Is the best definition of which of the terms below?
What type of punch is pictured below?
Using the picture below, which of the letters best illustrates a tongue and groove flange?
The pressure exerted by a column of Hg 9" high would be which of the following answers? Choose the best answer that applies from the ones below
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.
There are many different parts to an oxy fuel cutting torch. Choose the best answer from the options below that would describe "F".
Use the answers below to answer the following question. "To aid in the removal of trapped sediment and small debris, a valve should be closed in which manner?
(wf)Of the defects listed below, which one best describes the picture shown?
The materials that butt weld fittings can be made from include:
"In drill presses and drills, to hold the drill bits and accessories, there are several tooling devices that can be used." These are commonly called which of the below?
When "WPB" is stamped on a butt weld fitting, that designates which of the below?
(wf)Of the defects listed below, which one best describes lines pointed to by the black arrows in the picture shown?
The safe working pressure of acetylene is 15 psi. As the temperature of the gas increases, this pressure will change. Choose the best answer from the ones provided below to explain what this change will be.
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a socket weld ball valve?
The recommended PVC grooved joint operating maximum temperature is which of the below?
Of the methods to render a container safe for hotwork, which of the following is the most common and most effective?
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."
All of the below are common disadvantages of using plastic pipe except one. Choose the answer that is not a disadvantage.
In a carbonizing oxyacetylene flame, the length of the feather indicates which of the conditions below? Choose the best answer from the following.
A natural gas boiler has an output rating of 43500 Btu and is 67% efficient. Which of the answers below best represents it's input rating?
Which of the following gases has the hottest burning neutral flame? Choose the best answer from those 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 "D" in the picture provided?
What type of wrench is pictured below?
If you subtract the TE from the T when fitting a threaded joint, the remainder will represent which of these terms?
Which of the following types of copper requires a bending device?
Using the picture below, which of the letters best illustrates a raised face flange?
"The destruction of a metal or an alloy because of chemical or electrochemical reaction with its surrounding environment or medium."
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.
Convert 0.41278 to a fraction. Choose the best answer from below.
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.
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.
(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.
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
(se)Which of the terms below is used when a sine wave completes a 360° rotation?
What tool is in the picture below?
Which of the answers below best describes the units for relative density?
What tool is in the picture below?
What is one of the three main differences between DWV and pressure application fittings?
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?
When you are going to lubricate an air motor, which of the following would be the best time to do it?
(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?
(wf)"The maximum load that a material can support without fracture when being stretched." This statement best describes which of the following terms?
Of the list below, the two most commonly used pressure ratings on fittings are Class 125 and 250.
What is the name of the ginder pictured below?
If you were trying to depict the inside workings of an item, you which of the following orthographic views would be best for the task?
Two pieces of eye protection should be used together when grinding or chipping. Choose the best answer from the selection below.
"This type of cutting machine has a large flywheel driven by an electric motor that does the cutting." Of the answers below choose the one that is best described by this statement.
What tool is in the picture below?
"The temperature of a metal, below which the substance is entirely solid." The best term to fit this description from the group below is?