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Instrumentation: FIRST PERIOD

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The ability of a material to concentrate magnetic lines of force within a material is called?
What percentage of 35 is 21?
Alloy steels are very common in industry. Which of the types of alloy steel would "Ferritic" piping be?
There are some terms that are associated with capacitors. Which of the terms below is defined as the permittivity of a given material relative to that of the permittivity of a vacuum.
(310101c) There are a wide variety of tubing fitting types with specific name describing them. Which of the fittings below would best be used when connecting tubing to piping?
There are numerous designs of batteries. Which of the batteries below would be generally considered to be the most common?
What is the purpose of the PTC switch in a lithium battery?
The CEC generates a gas grouping based on the potential combustion, and results of combustion of each type. Which of the groups below would Ethylene belong to?
(310102c) Manufactured resistors have two broad categories. Which of the resistors below would be considered as a fixed resistor?
If field servicing, or removing, a control valve from a piping system it is important to recognize the piping isolations. Which of the isolations below correctly identifies the following picture?
Around most construction tasks, eye protection is important. The selection of eye protection will rest mainly with which of the following answers? Choose the best one that applies.
If a closed tank is pressurized to 16 psig and the pressure gauge at the bottom of the tank reads 31 psig, what head (in meters) of a liquid with a R.D. of 0.37 is contained in the tank
Piping material that is non-ferrous is most common in lower temperature services. Which of the answers below would best be classified as a "non-ferrous" material?
1 pound force is equal to
What is the area of a semi-circle with a diameter of 2.45m?
Section 315(1), (2) and (3) covering guardrails can be found in which piece of legislation below?
Express ³²⁄₄₄ as a percent.
If field servicing, or removing, a control valve from a piping system it is important to recognize the piping isolations. Which of the isolations below correctly identifies the following picture?
The statement, "Whatever is done to one side of an equation, can be done to the other side of the equation" is false.
Gasses react to the increase or decrease of pressure in measurable ways. Which of the terms below describes the reaction of an enclosed gas to a pressure increase?
If a closed tank is pressurized to 134.345 kPa and the pressure gauge at the bottom of the tank reads 169.456 kPa, what head (in feet) of a liquid with a R.D. of 0.24 is contained in the tan
There are several different items involved in removing or installing a flanged control valve. Which of the items below provides the seal between the flanges?
The Si unit for measuring force is the Newton. Which of the answers below correctly states the proper formula to calculate this unit?
There are subgroups of fuel for fires need to burn. Which of those subgroups would LPGs belong?
There are several different ways to apply force to an actuator. Which one of the methods below would use a piston for operation?
The best description for "Angularity adjustment" in relation to calibrating instruments is which of the following?
Solve for x: 45-200÷10=x
(310102c) Resistors are commonly rated in 3 distinct ways. Which of the answers below would best relate a "tolerance" rating?
(310102c) Manufactured resistors have two broad categories. Which of the resistors below would be considered as a fixed resistor?
(310105d) The displacement of an applied force is a measurable quantity. Which of the terms below would be equal to "J" as a of measurement?
A parallel circuit reacts in specific ways to the to an open circuit. Which of the answers below best describes the reaction of the total line resistance to an open circuit?
(310102n) The Canadian Electrical code (CEC) encompasses all standards for electrical/instrumentation work. Which of the sections of that code below would relate best to the maintenance of instruments in hazardous locations of instruments?
"Energy" is a calculated quantity. Which of the units below would be used as the measurement of "Energy"?
All objects have mass which is affected by gravity. Which of the answers below represents the SI approximate value for acceleration due to gravity?
There are a number of steps to calibrating a two pen chart recorder. Which of the steps below would the pen pressure adjustment/verification be?
There are several terms that are used to describe the features of a particular thread type. Which of the answers below would best describe the "³⁄₁₆" in the bolt designation ³⁄₁₆-12 UNF x 6?
(310103f) There are several methods for measuring process variables. Which of the transmitters below would use a pressure sensing diaphragm in the creation of an output signal?
If the total error is 1.7 and the dead band error is is 0.5, what is the hysteresis value?
All objects have mass which is affected by gravity. Which of the answers below represents the USCS approximate value for acceleration due to gravity?
From the following answers, choose the best one that represents the radiant energy hazard produced by Non-destructive testing.
There are many different types of alloy steels, each with specific properties. Which of the elements below would have the effect of traps dissolved oxygen and enhancing casting characteristics?
If a closed tank is pressurized to 121.345 kPa and the pressure gauge at the bottom of the tank reads 175.456 kPa, what head (in feet) of a liquid with a R.D. of 0.56 is contained in the tan
If the total error is 1.9 and the dead band error is is 0.8, what is the hysteresis value?
Biological Hazards can be further broken down into subsections. Of the answers below, one is not a biological hazard, choose the answer that doesn't fit.
Calculate the relative density for a fluid that has a density of 748 kg/m³
Tube fittings can be put into three general categories, each with distinct components. Which of the categories below requires a flared tube end, nut and sleeve?
"Is the side next to the angle of significance." is a description of which right angle triangle mathematical term?
There are two very common types of metric vernier calipers. Which of the answers below best represents the minimum accuracy of a metric Vernier caliper?
Worker education is the responsibility of the:
Proper choices need to be made with the mounting of instruments. Which of the answers below would be a disadvantage of a instrument stand that has a cable mount?
Burns have a classification by degree. If you have a surface burn, it would be considered which of the following?
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?
Circular chart recorders have several specific accessories. Which of the answers below would best describe the accessory that allows the additional measurement of differential and static pressures?
What type of cell is a lithium constructed battery?
The CEC has classified hazardous areas by a specific set of terms. Which of the answers below contains those terms in the correct order?
"pressure developed by a column of liquid" is the definition of which term
The prefix "Centi" can be expressed as?
(310104a) There are only two major parts to a sliding stem control valve assembly. Which of the components below would best be described as a device that regulates flow with differential pressure??
In fluid mechanics, there is always a loss in pressure due to several factors. Which of the factors below would most affect this loss in pressure?
Air and iron are the two types of electromagnetic cores. Choose from the answers below to explain why an iron core is more preferable than an air one.
If a compound were to be broken down into its simpler components, of the options below, what would it be called?
Batteries come in two common varieties. Which of the terms below can relate best to a non-rechargeable cell?
When dealing with pressure measurements, there are several vital terms that are used. Which of the terms below would best be described an interaction that causes an affected object to This results in an alteration to the state of the object's momentum?
The outermost shell of an atom is called the valence shell.
(310102c) Resistors have several construction methods. Which of the resistors below would make use of a glass core?
The sliding Vernier calipers are a widely used measuring device. Which of the parts below best relates to "6"?
"A way of concisely showing the relationship between two quantities." is a description of which mathematical term?
(310103f) Strain type gauges are commonly found in industry. Which of the strain gauges below is the most accurate?
There are many different types and styles of tubing in industry, but they can all be grouped into categories. Which of the answers below best represents all of the categories of tubing?
When servicing or troubleshooting a valve there are several steps that must be completed. In controlling hazardous energy, isolating all sources of energy to the work area would be which of the steps below?
"Is the side across from a given angle of significance." is the description of which right angle triangle mathematical term?
Solve for the hypotenuse.
(310102n) Instrument enclosures are all built to a NEMA standard. Which of the standards below would use materials that were resistant to corrosion in it's construction?
(310105d) Scalar quantities are all a measurable amounts. Which of the answers below would "Work" use as it's unit of measurement?
If it were required to provide a regulated output that was at a lower set value, which device below would be used?
When servicing or troubleshooting a valve there are several terms that are used for specific actions. Which of terms below would be associated with the verification an individual isolation?
There are two different ways of identifying general purpose tube. If you see "4 mm-SS-1.452" printed on the outside of the tube, what would the "SS" refer to?
Newton's third law is also known as?
"A characteristic where flow capacity increases linearly with valve travel. Flow is directly proportional to valve travel." is the best description of which of the terms below?
1 psi is equal to _____ kPa
OH&S recognizes that there are a number of hazards on any jobsite. Which of the answers below best represents the number of broad categories that it has grouped those hazards into?
In the figure below, R1= 10 ohms, R2=6 ohms, and R3=4 ohms, with the battery producing 40 V, what is the power absorbed by R2?
What pressure does a column of liquid exert with a density of 56.7 lbs per cubic foot and a height of 54 inches
Use the answers below to fill in the blanks of the following sentence. "The _____ of the plates in a capacitor is _______ to it's capacitance."
There are several different ways to apply force to an actuator. Which one of the methods below would have the highest pressure transmission rate during operation?
The relationship between the 4 temperature scales is very important to understand. Which of the answers below correctly corresponds to 0 R?
What are the two main systems of negative feedback?
Of the list below, what is the standard unit of quantity of electricity in the International System of Units (SI)?
(310102n) Instrument enclosures are all built to a NEMA standard. Which of the standards below would a "hose test" pass be required?
In industry, electrostatic hazards are very important to understand. Which of the terms below can correctly be described as a charge created when two objects that are not good electrical conductors are rubbed together, and electrons from one of the objects rub off onto the other?
There are several key concepts to understand when dealing with pressure measurement. Which of the terms below would best be described as,"the measure of the intensity of the force imposed on this object by the local gravitational field"?
(310102n) The Canadian Electrical code (CEC) encompasses all standards for electrical/instrumentation work. Which of the sections of that code below would relate best to the installation of cathodic protection?
If the total error is 1.5 and the dead band error is 0.3, what is the hysteresis value?
"The lag in response exhibited due to the absorption of energy in a measuring instrument." is the best description of which term?
What is the pressure generated by a mass of 4 kg placed on a the top of a cylindrical piston with a 2 cm diameter filled with gas?
There are many different types of alloy steels, each with specific properties. Which of the elements below would have the effect of refining the grain of the steel to allow for greater resistance to corrosion and temperature extremes?
A moment balance negative feedback system is a force balance system?
Each one of the installations of purge/pressurization has its own requirements for internal equipment. Which of the installations below would be able to use equipment rated as Zone 2?
The best description for "Span error" in relation to calibrating instruments is which of the following?
If a closed tank is pressurized to 15 psig and the pressure gauge at the bottom of the tank reads 36 psig, what head (in meters) of a liquid with a R.D. of 0.45 is contained in the tank