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Plumber: FIRST PERIOD

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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?
Which answer below best represents the type of cutting machine in the picture provided?
"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?
Of the welded joint configurations, which of the terms below references the picture provided?
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
Water distribution systems made from PE piping have a maximum operating temperature. What is that temperature? Choose from the options below.
Calculate the relative density of a compound at 10456 kg/m³ with water at 1000 kg/m³. Select the best answer from the ones provided below.
There are many parts to a circle. Which of the answers below best relates to "D" in the picture provided?
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?
There are three parts to a common twist drill. Which of the below is not one of those parts?
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?
"One of the principles of hydrostatics is that a fluids pressure is proportional to ________." Choose the best answer below to complete the sentence.
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a threaded ball valve?
When using your oxyacetylene torch, if your gas speed is lower that the speed of flame propagation, what will the outcome be?
Which of the layout tools below would be the most accurate in transferring measurements? Choose from the following tools.
(se)All electrode holders have a rating. Choose from the answers below and select the one that best describes this rating.
A cold water piping system does not exceed 3000 psi @ 100 degrees F. What weight of pipe is required with class 3000 forged steel fitting?
When used in conjunction with a flashback arrestor, a reverse flow check valve is best to be place where on an oxyacetylene setup?
When selecting a flux, what is the most important consideration to be made?
Using the picture below, which of the following answer best describes the dimension "E"?
"Smaller tubing sizes and the strength of the operator are both characteristics that this type of bender has." Of the options below, choose the bender that best fits this description.
The alignment of holes in two or more pieces of plate at the same time can be a challenge. Which of the tool below would be best in this situation?
If you are bypassing or modifying a ground connection, you are creating what kind of hazard?
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.
Of the many views that a drawing may have, an isometric drawing will show only three views or faces. Which of the following answers is not one of them?
"This layout tool has one chamfered edge usually. The dual purpose tool can check the material surface to assure flatness, and mark a straight line on a surface." This statement best describes which of the following tools?
When you are going to lubricate an air motor, which of the following would be the best time to do it?
The 3 classes of fittings for a forged steel piping system come in 3 classes. Of the list below, select the 3 that apply.
On every acetylene cylinder there is an overpressurization safety device. Of the answers below, choose the best name for this device.
You find a workpiece that you are trying to drill a hole in too tough to position under a sensitive or upright drill press. Which of the following answers best solves this problem?
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.
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.
Type "L" copper tube has which colour identification strip?
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
There are some good trade practices when using a hammer. Of the practices below, which is not one of them?
What is the name of the grinder pictured below?
In the picture below there are various dimensions noted. Choose the best answer from the ones provided to show the tolerance dimension.
(se)"This electrical current has is not bi-directional and flows only from negative to positive." This statement best describes which of the following currents?
Complete this equation. 5⅘ x 2⅜ = X. Choose from the selection of answers below.
A journeyman is paid 27% more than his apprentice. If the journeyman is earning $43.50, what is the apprentice being paid? Choose the best answer from the ones below.
(se)"An type of material that allows the flow of an electrical current in one or more directions." The best answer that this statement describes is which of the following?
"This type of oxy-fuel cutting torch has preheat gases supplied to the cutting tip." Which of the following torch types is best described by this statement?
Of the list below, choose the answer that has one advantage (first) and one disadvantage (second) of copper tubing over steel or iron pipe.
In the WHIMIS system, the workplace labels must display 3 pieces of information. Of the answers provided, choose the one that is not needed.
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
To supply a gas test with high pressure, dry gas, which of the following would be best to use?
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.
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?
CSA approved head, eye, and foot protection is required for all workers. This is best legislated by which of the following acts?
(wf)After the fillet weld is complete, the weld profile looks like the green section of the picture below. Which of the terms below best describes this profile?
Convert 0.41278 to a fraction. Choose the best answer from below.
Which of the following gases has the highest MJ/m³ rating? Choose the best answer from those provided
(wf)Of the defects listed below, which one best describes the one that the black arrow is pointing to in the picture shown?
0.578 oz/in² is equal to which of the answers below? Choose the best answer that applies
If you have received 43 widgets out of an order of 378 widgets, what percentage of widgets have been accounted for? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
The chemical symbol C₂H₂ best represents which of the following compunds?
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.
If you needed to place new threads on the inside of a fitting, which of these tools would be best?
"The angle of the oxy-fuel torch relative to the direction of travel that which the tip is pointed dictates the directions in which the heat is going and the slag will be blown." Which of the terms below is best described by this statement?
There are a great many ways to give information about the shape of an object. Certain ways of drawing or views will give some information clearer than others. Of the answers below, choose the best term that describes the following picture.
All valves have a distinctive flow pattern to them. Which of the valves below is best represented by the pictured flow pattern?
Which oxy-fuel cutting tip is pictured below. Choose the best answer from those given below.
Downstream of the aftercooler, but upstream of the reciever, should be the location for which of the following components of a basic pneumatic system?
These types of portable fire extinguishers are very heavy, have a conical nozzle, and are commonly bright red. Choose the best answer from the selection below.
Fluxes in soldering are also known by another term, choose the best term that would be used in place of "fluxes".
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?
T=K x D x P, This formula is used to find the starting tightening torque target number. What does the "T" represent in this formula?
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 "B" in the picture provided?
At the bottom of a column of Hg, the pressure is 5.82 psi, how many inches of water column is required to exert this same pressure? Choose the best answer from those provided 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?
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 many different parts to an oxy fuel cutting torch. Choose the best answer from the options below that would describe "C".
In the WHMIS system, this symbol represents which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
Class 3000, is a fitting classification for which type of material?
(wf)Dimensional defects would include all of the following defects except one. Of the answers below choose the one that is not a dimensional defect.
(se)Which answer best describes the device that can increase the frequency of an AC current, or change DC to AC? Choose your answer from the ones provided below
(se)On a brand new joint, when welding the last pass, what arc length should be used? Choose the best answer from the options given below.
There a specific vocabulary when describing the areas of a fillet weld. Which of these terms is represented by "B" in the picture below? Choose the best answer from those provided.
(wf)"Foreign materials trapped in the weld metal at continuous or randomly spaced intervals." This statement best describes which of the defects below?
"The reaction caused by contact between metals and oxygen molecules." Is the best definition of which of the terms below?
What is the pressure exerted by 1 ft² of water? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
There is a set number of steps in the procedure for creating proper joints with thermoplastic piping. Of the answers below, select the one that is closest to that number.
Which type of fastener below requires a layout of the holes before fastener is installed?
(wf)Slow travel speed, weak amperage and improper electrode angle are all included in which of the following terms? Choose the best answer from those provided 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.
"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?
From the following answers, choose the one that answers the following statement. "The operating position of a gate valve commonly are ________ and ________."
Of the answers below, which is the best example of the difference between a sensitive drill press and an upright drill press?
The design of a ball valve is similar to which of the listed valves?
Of the answers provided, choose the thermoplastic that is used for laboratory DWV, and has similar characteristics to PP.
In the WHMIS system, "Compressed gas" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
When the work that is being performed is not dependent on the pressure delivered from the cylinder being used, which style of regulator would most commonly used?
Of the methods to render a container safe for hotwork, which of the following is the most common and most effective?
Of the options below, which one requires both ends of the plastic pipe to be perfectly square?
What type of bar is pictured below?
(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.
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?
(se)Which of the basic types of electrode holders is pictured below? Choose from the answers provided.
Your journeyman has asked you to cut them 6 pieces of 4' Sch 80 pipe 3' 7". The only piece of pipe you can find is a 20 foot full length. How many pieces will you be able to cut out of this length? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
(se)Which of the terms below is used when a sine wave completes a 360° rotation?