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"Heat number" is a designation that can be replaced by which term?
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?
When "WPB" is stamped on a butt weld fitting, that designates which of the below?
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?
All of the following statements regarding an oxygen cylinders are true, except one. Choose the answer that does not belong.
Pipe size is specified with two non-dimensional numbers: ________ diameter based on inches, and _______ for wall thickness. Of the options below, fill in the blanks.
"In the center of a flange there is a tall hub with a bevelled end suitable for welding." This is a description of which type of flange?
Of the valves below, which has a flow pattern that is non-directional?
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?
The markings required on a butt weld fitting does not include which of the following?
There are many parts to a circle. Which of the answers below best relates to "A" in the picture provided?
The classification of fire extinguishers depends on the type of fire they can fight effectively. Which fire extinguisher type is denoted by the picture 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.
Which butt weld fitting wall thickness has the smallest number of fitting sizes?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a socket weld gate valve?
RTJ gaskets come in two styles. These are which of the following?
Your journeyman has asked you to torque a 4" #150 flange to 50 ft/lbs. This represents 30% of the total torque, which of the answers below best represents the full torque value?
There a specific vocabulary when describing the areas of a fillet weld. Which of these terms is represented by "A" in the picture below? Choose the best answer from those provided.
In air there are numerous gases in varying proportions, which of the answers below best represents those proportions?
A compound commonly used in oxy-fuel operations is derived from a combination of water and calcium carbide. Which of the chemical symbols below best represents this hydrocarbon gas?
(se)Which device below uses one or more diodes to restrict current to flow to one direction, changing AC to DC in the process? From the answers below, choose the best one.
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
(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 type of flange is machines with a flat face to help facilitate frequent cleaning or inspection?
A worker is grinding 6m away from another worker refueling a diesel welder. Is there any workplace infraction occurring in this situation? Choose the best answer below for answering this.
From the following answers, choose the one that answers the following statement. "The operating position of a gate valve commonly are ________ and ________."
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
(mse)"A load that is relatively constant for an extended time, is considered to be a ________ load." This statement best describes which of the answers below?
Of the selection of units below, which would be best used to describe pressure?
(se)The connections used for welding cables must be tight. If an undersized lug is used, which of the following might occur with a high current load? Choose the best answer from the ones below.
Using the picture below, which of the letters best illustrates a ring joint flange?
(se)"The electrical force that retains the arc while the welding work is being done." This statement best describes which of the following answers?
"Has a gasket surface in the same plane as the bolting circle face." Is the best description of which fitting?
"Before heating, the plastic pipe and fittings can be assembled." This statement best describes which of the following?
Which of the following types of copper requires a bending device?
Of the valves below, which has a flow pattern that is non-directional?
There are two basic techniques to pierce a hole in plate steel. Choose the one that best applies from the answers below.
If the welding apprentices tacked 4 welds in an hour, how many welds would be tacked by 3 apprentices in a 37.5 hour work week? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
(wf)"Foreign materials trapped in the weld metal at continuous or randomly spaced intervals." This statement best describes which of the defects below?
Which answer below best describes the following picture of a bender?
"A process in which two or more items (usually metal) are joined together by melting and putting a filler metal into the joint, the filler metal having a lower melting point than the adjoining metal. " This is the best description for which of the following?
A pressure of 379 kPa is showing on your absolute pressure gauge. Your journeyman needs that in converted to psig. Which of the answers below best reflects the number that you will give them?
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.
Copper tube pressure fittings can be used on copper tube DWV piping systems.
(mse)The weld puddle does not use up the electrode in which of the following weld processes? Choose the best answer from the ones provided.
In the picture below, what type of joining system is being used? Use the best answer from the ones provided below.
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.
(se)"This term is describing a welding machine that has a steep volt-amp curve. It is well suited for SMAW and GTAW welding." This statement best describes which of the following answers?
"The space between the OD of the tube being fitted and the bore of the fitting." This is the best description of which soldering term below?
Choose the best answer below that is the density of air, in imperial measurement, at STP.
"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?
What tool is in the picture 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.
The most common type of gauge that is found on a regulator is a bourdon type. Choose from the situations below the best way not to have these gauges damaged when opening a cylinder.
There are three elements that are required to start a fire, this is called the "Fire triangle". Fuel and heat of ignition form two sides of this triangle. Of the answers below, choose the one that best fits on the third side.
"A particular material or class of materials, that is a hazardous substance in workplace air, has an upper limit on the acceptable concentrations." This statement best describes which of the following answers?
To supply a gas test with high pressure, dry gas, which of the following would be best to use?
In the WHMIS system, this symbol represents which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
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.
Convert 0.67 to the the nearest practical fraction. Choose the best answer from the ones below
Which oxy-fuel cutting tip is pictured below. Choose the best answer from those given below.
(se)Welding power sources that are AC-DC rectifier type have several advantages to them, which of the answers below is not one of them? Select the best answer from the options provided.
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 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.
"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?
Which form of corrosion(s) is aided by an increase in temperature? Choose the best answer from the options below.
"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
Which of the behaviors below best describes a rise or fall of the liquid surface, if a thin tube that is open at the both ends is inserted vertically in to a liquid, relative to the adjacent level of the fluid.
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?
Which answer below best represents the type of cutting machine in the picture provided?
While fitting a joint you are made aware that there is no wall thickness stamped on the fitting you are going to use. The proper course of action would be?
"Fusion welding with an oxidizing flame on this type of material will cause welds that are porous, oxidized, and brittle." This statement best describes which of the metals below?
Omitting this step in the solvent welding of a joint could result in blockage, turbulent flow, and cause pressure loss by restricting the bore of the pipe. Of the answers below, choose the one that applies best
A support that is floor mounted by welding or by anchors, is commonly called which of the following?
Typical hanger spacing for 76 mm black iron pipe is 4.3 m. Using that information, how many hangers are needed on a 20 m horizontal run?
Which answer below best describes the following picture of a bender?
When selecting a fastener, there are many criteria that are needed to be taken into consideration. What specification of the list below is needed to be known to allow proper movement or anchorage in the fastener?
Good trade practice is a 4:1 ratio when using an extension ladder. From which piece of legislation does the practice originate from?
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?
Which of the following gases has the hottest burning neutral flame? Choose the best answer from those below.
(se)Which of the terms below is used when a sine wave completes a 360° rotation?
What is the name of the cutter pictured below?
(wf)Lack of fusion, oxidation and lack of penetration are all included in which of the following terms? Choose the best answer from those provided below
Using the picture below, which of the following answer best describes the dimension "D"?
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.
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a butt weld gate valve?
"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?
The air has a density of _________ at STP, based on 101 kPa and 0°C. Use the best answer below to fill in the blank.
(se)All electrode holders have a rating. Choose from the answers below and select the one that best describes this rating.
Of the alloys below, which is the alloy of copper and zinc?
(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.
There are some specific weld faults that can occur with a fillet weld. Which of these faults is represented by the picture below? Choose the best answer from those provided.
The classification of fire extinguishers depends on the type of fire they can fight effectively. Which fire extinguisher type is denoted by the picture below?
The 3 classes of fittings for a forged steel piping system come in 3 classes. Of the list below, select the 3 that apply.
To properly prepare a joint to be welded, how many steps should be used to get the joint tacked?
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.
Using the terms provided, choose the best one that would be described as a substance being chemically joined in fixed proportions of two or more different types of atoms.
The material that is blown away by the oxygen stream while oxy-fuel cutting is called which of the following terms? Choose the best answer from the selection below.
There are some good trade practices when using a hand wrench. Of the practices below, which is not one of them?
The most common colour for a fuel gas hose in an oxyacetylene set up is which of the below?