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This type of valve can be installed in locations that are unavailable for a gate valve, but will give you similar valve characteristics. Of the options below, which valve is being described?
Which type of pipe fitting., of the list below, is not permitted on natural gas piping systems?
All of the below are common disadvantages of using plastic pipe except one. Choose the answer that is not a disadvantage.
There are many parts to a circle. Which of the answers below best relates to "D" in the picture provided?
(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.
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.
Calculate the mass of 2.75 m³ of stainless steel that weighs 3790 kg/m³. Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
There are a certain number of steps to installing soldered tube/pipe. How many steps are required?
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 tool is pictured below?
Acetylene gas reacts explosively with some metals, so only certain metals may be used in piping the gas or repairing hose. Of the answers below, one is not an approved metal to be used in transporting acetylene gas. Choose the one that best applies.
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?
Which parts of an ASPT or NPT are flattened slightly?
(se)All electrode holders have a rating. Choose from the answers below and select the one that best describes this rating.
Which oxy-fuel cutting tip is pictured below. Choose the best answer from those given below.
There are three types of radiant energy that is given off by a typical welding arc. Choose the one that does not apply from the answers below.
The type of gauge that is most commonly used in pressure testing would be one that has a ________ date stamped or labeled on it for easy recorded by QA/QC.
(wf)Of the types of inclusions below, which would be characteristic of a GTAW process?
If you are bypassing or modifying a ground connection, you are creating what kind of hazard?
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
(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 of the following disc designs is the most widely use variation for the gate valve?
Using the picture below, choose the best answer that relates to the item indicated by the "B".
Looking at the answers below, which one is not a cause of flashback while using an oxyacetelyne cutting torch? Choose the best answer that applies.
The engineer has asked you to verify the base for setting a tank on, the area required will be a minimum of 10 meters. Which of the answers below best represents the minimum radius required to set the tank?
What is the SI measurement for air pressure? Choose the best answer from the options below.
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.
A boiler that creates superheated water at 175 psig and 275F is covered under which code(s)?
Calculate the volume of 5 kg/m³ of nitrogen that weighs 2694 kgs. Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
A forged fitting threaded type with a classification of 3000 would have which schedule number of the following?
Upstream of the low pressure stage and downstream of the high pressure stage of the two stage compressor, should be the location for which of the following components of a basic pneumatic system?
Socket weld fittings most commonly come in sizes ranging from _____ to _____.
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.
The markings required on a butt weld fitting does not include which of the following?
What pressure would be exerted by a column of water 14 feet high? Choose the best answer from those provided below
What tool is in the picture below?
The code that covers the piping standards to be used for cryogenic fluids would be which of the following?
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.
What tool is in the picture 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?
An acetylene bottle has a specific volumetric capacity. The cylinder should not be emptied more then one _______ of that capacity per hour. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank from the ones 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?
(se)When sizing welding cables, which of the cables below would be the smallest?
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.
Which of the states of matter can be defined as having defined mass, volume and shape? Choose the best answer from the ones provided 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 energy?
Files and hacksaws are similar in that they only__________. Use the answers below to complete the sentence.
(se)While welding, what is the result of leangthening of the welding arc? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
Choose the best answer below that is the density of air at STP in metric measurement.
Water distribution systems made from PE piping have a maximum operating temperature. What is that temperature? Choose 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.
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.
Of the welded joint configurations, which of the terms below references the picture provided?
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.
There are two accepted methods of protecting metal from electrolysis. Of the list below, choose the one that applies.
"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
There is a molecular attraction that causes like molecules to form a meniscus on the surface of a liquid. This property is best describes by which of the following terms?
(se)What type of welding circuit is pictured below? Choose the best answer from those provided.
"The reaction caused by contact between metals and oxygen molecules." Is the best definition of which of the terms below?
If you allow swarf to accumulate on the tool you are using, what are the problems that can arise?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a threaded ball valve?
(wf)Structural discontinuities would include all of the following defects except one. Of the answers below choose the one that is not a structural discontinuity.
Using the picture below, which of the following answer best describes the dimension "C"?
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.
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.
When used in conjunction with a reverse flow check valve , a flashback arrestor is best to be place where on an oxyacetylene setup?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a socket weld ball valve?
"Of all the plastic compression joining methods, this one will not create a flow restriction within the line." This is the best description for which of the following?
(se)On a brand new joint, when welding one of the first two passes, what arc length should be used? Choose the best answer from the options given below.
"Are used with meters for the purpose of measuring the flow rate of either liquids or gases in the respective pipeline. Pairs of pressure "Tappings", mostly on 2 sides, directly opposite each other, are machined into the flange." This is the best description of which type of fitting?
A nitrogen piping system does not exceed 6000 psi @ 100 degrees F. What weight of pipe is required with Class 6000 forged steel fittings?
In wet sprinkler systems, there is different tube that can be used. Choose the answer below that has all of them.
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?
Of all the valves below, which would have close to the same flow characteristics as a globe pattern straight valve?
In the WHMIS system, this symbol represents which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
In the WHMIS system, "Corrosive materials" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
When beginning a soldering or brazing project, which one of the following is one of the deciding factors for proper solder selection?
For material that is ⅜" to 1" thick, the most common type of joint preparation would be which of the following. Choose the best answer that applies
Fillet welds have fundamentally ________ different types of welds. Choose the best answer from those below to fill in the blank.
What tool is pictured 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?
Masonry anchors come in _______ basic types. Choose from the following answers to fill in the blank.
In the WHMIS system, "Acute poisons" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
"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.
A carbonizing flame would be best suited to which of the following applications?
There are three parts to a common twist drill. Which of the below is not one of those parts?
There are many parts to a circle. Which of the answers below best relates to "A" in the picture provided?
When heated, metal forms a scale on it's surface. This scale is called what?
"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.
In the WHMIS system, this symbol represents which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
"Heat number" is a designation that can be replaced by which term?
Convert 0.41278 to a fraction. Choose the best answer from below.
"An extra piece of equipment is required when testing with an air compressor." This statement best describes which of the following answers?
In the WHMIS system, this symbol represents which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
(se)Why are work lead clamps integral to the welding process? Choose the best answer from the ones below.
Class 3000, is a fitting classification for which type of material?
You are ordering stud bolts to fasten two flanges together. What thread classification would you order of the following classifications?
With the options below complete the following sentence. "Rules governing the fabrication of power boilers is found in ASME ________"
15.5 meters of line is supposed to be graded at 1:13, which of the answers below best satisfies this grade?
Of the valves below, which has a flow pattern that is non-directional?