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Of the selection of units below, which would be best used to describe pressure?
What tool is pictured below?
"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?
The markings required on a butt weld fitting does not include which of the following?
In a carbonizing oxyacetylene flame, the length of the feather indicates which of the conditions below? Choose the best answer from the following.
Which oxy-fuel cutting tip is pictured below. Choose the best answer from those given below.
There are several different types of labeling or lettering on a drawing. In the picture below how many different types of labeling and/or lettering is there. Choose the best answer from those provided below.
Which of the following disc designs is the most widely use variation for the gate valve?
(se)If you wanted a narrower bead, that has deeper penetration, which of the following techniques would be best suited for the task? Choose the best answer from the options below.
What type of wrench is pictured below?
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.
This design of this fastener allows you to secure the object though holes that are drilled in the piece beforehand. Which of the following fasteners is designed in the same manner?
To properly prepare a joint to be welded, how many steps should be used to get the joint tacked?
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.
(se)While welding, what is the result of shortening of the welding arc? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
Working with explosive gases is a dangerous prospect, you have to be aware of the limits of flammability for the gas you are working with. Of the gases below, choose the one that has the range of flammability that is 5.3%-14% in air.
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?
"During the creation of this style of groove, the steel of the pipe is cold formed while it is displaced inward." Of the answers below, choose the one best described by this statement.
Gate valves have many advantages. One of the following is not among of them. Choose which one.
What tool is pictured below?
You are asked to install 753 meters of 50mm, Sch 40 pipe. At the end of the day, you have 157 meters installed, how many meters do you have left until the job is complete? Choose the best anser from the ones provided below.
Of the three common forged steel fitting classifications, class 4500 is considered:
(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.
After the second tack is in place, what is the tool most commonly used to maintain the gap?
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.
From the following answers, choose the best one that represents the radiant energy hazard produced by Non-destructive testing.
Which form of corrosion(s) is aided by an increase in temperature? Choose the best answer from the options below.
Lockable service, gas cock, pilot valve and a curb stop valve are all varieties of which type of valve?
Most fuels, when exposed to air, water, or heat under normal condition will not chemically react. These fuels are classed as which of the below?
To protect the internal mechanisms, this type of gate valve should not be placed in a line that has turbulent flow. This is the best description of which of the following?
(se)When sizing welding cables, which of the cables below would be the largest?
The vents of a hydrotest are not in the open position on all of the high points while filling the system. Which of the following is the likely result of this situation when trying to test the system
Of the list below, choose the answer that has one advantage (first) and one disadvantage (second) of copper tubing over steel or iron pipe.
There are several different three sided geometric shapes. Choose the best answer below as it relates to "C" in 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.
Of the selection of units below, which would be best used to describe force?
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
In the WHMIS system, this symbol represents which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
A typical file generally has one of four basic cuts. Which of the below is not one of those cuts?
What is the square footage of a floor space in a warehouse that is 5' 7¾ by 10' 3⅞? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
(se)"The deflection of an electric arc from its normal path because of magnetic forces, usually after the current has been moving in the same path of travel for an extended period." This statement best describes which of the following answers?
Choose the best answer below that is the density of air, in imperial measurement, at STP.
There are many parts to a circle. Which of the answers below best relates to "F" in the picture provided?
If you allow swarf to accumulate on the tool you are using, what are the problems that can arise?
Of the material types below, which one only is available in class 150 and 300 fittings?
(se)"Metal deposition rate is the weight of material deposited by arc welding in a unit of time. For this rate to increase, which of the options below would be best suited?
(se)Which of the terms below relates best to how quickly the flow of AC changes direction? Choose the your answer from those provided below.
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
"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?
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?
There are two accepted methods of protecting metal from electrolysis. Of the list below, choose the one that applies.
Which of the valve styles below best fits the following statement "This variation of globe valve can be used where minimum pressure loss is required. They can also be rod through to remove debris upstream of the valve. "
Of the options below, which one relies on the memory of the plastic tube to contract to its original size after the fitting is inserted?
(wf)There is a great variety of ______ . This encompasses any flaw that compromises the acceptable standard for a weld. Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks from the ones provided below.
The height of a free standing or rolling scaffold is restricted to no more than 3 times the smallest base dimension. This guideline comes from which of the acts below?
Which oxy-fuel cutting tip is pictured below. Choose the best answer from those given below.
There are many parts to a circle. Which of the answers below best relates to "G" in the picture provided?
Of the options below, which one requires both ends of the plastic pipe to be perfectly square?
"A process in which a liquid metal is somehow delivered into a mold." This statement is the best description of which term below?
The references in red along the west side of the drawing are best represented by which of the terms below?
When breaking down an element, smallest unit into which it can be divided and still retain its characteristic properties is best describes by which of the terms below?
In the picture below there are various dimensions noted. Choose the answer from the ones provided that best describes the method of dimensioning.
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?
What tool is in the picture below?
Working with explosive gases is a dangerous prospect, you have to be aware of the limits of flammability for the gas you are working with. Of the gases below, choose the one that has the range of flammability of 2.5%-80% in air.
All valves have a distinctive flow pattern to them. Which of the valves below is best represented by the pictured flow pattern?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a side view socket weld 45° elbow?
When beginning a soldering or brazing project, which one of the following is one of the deciding factors for proper solder selection?
"When two or more substances are combined and each retain their own chemical identity." Choose the term below that best reflects this statement.
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.
What tool is in the picture below?
(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 answers below, which is the best oxyacetylene term for the condition that occurs when the tip produces a shrieking noise, sparks and dark smoke.
"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?
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?
(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.
After installing an instrument air piping system, you are asked to prove to the client there are no leaks. The piping specs require that no moisture be left in the system after testing. Which of the following options would be the best for this request?
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 colour for a oxygen gas hose in an oxyacetylene set up is which of the 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.
What tool is in the picture below?
"The temperature at which a metal changes state from solid to liquid at atmospheric pressure." Is the best description for which of the terms below?
On the jobsite you have to cut 200 mm plate, and have to heat a large hoarding from the same supply. Of the gases below, choose the gas that would best fill both of these requirements.
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?
A fume extracting welding gun works well with which other source of ventilation? Choose the best answer from the choices below
In a piping system fittings can be used in a variety of situations, one of those is:
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
Electrical shock accounts for a large number of workplace injuries. Which of the following would not increase the possibility of electrical shock? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
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
After cutting a pipe to length with a torch beveller, what is the next step in the weld preparation process?
When suspending stationary non-insulated pipe line, it is recommended to use which of the supports below?
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.
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
"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?
Of the safety concerns with soldering listed below, which would occur the least?
Occupational exposure limits have threshold limits. There are three of these threshold limits that are used, of the answers provided, which is not a value used?
To cut a piece of copper tube with a hacksaw, which of the following blades would be best?
"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?
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
In the WHMIS system, "Flammable and combustible material" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.