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"Grinding on the workpiece resting on this attachment prevents sudden slips in which the wheel grabs the work momentarily and yanks it out of the operator's hand, or pulls the hand toward the wheel." This is the best description of which attachment to a bench grinder? Choose from the answers below.
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a side view socket weld 90° elbow?
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
"Is a mechanical seal which fills the space between two or more mating surfaces, generally to prevent leakage from or into the joined objects while under compression." This is the best definition of which fitting?
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?
Which answer below best describes the following picture of a bender?
Of the options below, which one requires both ends of the plastic pipe to be perfectly square?
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.
At what point, when cutting with oxy-fuel, should the cutting oxygen slowly be introduced?
What type of iron from the selections below contains the highest carbon content?
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.
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.
There are a certain number of steps to installing soldered tube/pipe. How many steps are required?
Type "DWV" copper tubing has what colour identification strip?
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?
Type "K" copper tube has which colour identification strip?
"One of the principles of hydrostatics is that a containers shape that is holding a fluid will ________." Choose the best answer below to complete the sentence.
Water distribution systems made from PE piping have a maximum operating temperature. What is that temperature? Choose from the options below.
When using a beam clamp, ensuring the recommended support load is not exceeded is important. What other component of this support system needs to checked against the weight of the load?
An extraction hood attached to a system of flexible ductwork would be an example of which of the answers below? Use the options below to choose the best answer.
Because of various stresses, fasteners to be used in the piping industry are designed for what type of load?
"This term is used to describe an action that means to divide something into two equal sections." The term best described by this statement is 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.
(se)If a welding machine is left on, but no work is being done with it, what type of voltage is at the output terminals? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
The characteristic of fluidity is shared by two of the three states of matter. Of the answers below, choose the one state that this characteristic does not apply to.
Looking at the following terms, choose the best answer that is not associated with a characteristic of a gas.
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
Every hacksaw blade has a "set". This particular "set" has the teeth in a wavy design running from left to right. . Of the answers below, choose the best "set" to match this description.
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.
Maintaining all of the required PPE within the manufactures guidelines and in good working order is the responsibility of the________." Choose from the following answers to fill the blank.
Of the answers below, which is the best example of the difference between a sensitive drill press and an upright drill press?
"Two heating irons are used in this particular type of fusion welding." This best describes which of the following answers?
What type of punch is pictured below?
When referring to the center to end measurement of a 90 degree elbow threaded fitting, what is the best term that describes this measurement?
Files and hacksaws are similar in that they only__________. Use the answers below to complete the sentence.
Convert ¹¹⁄₁₆ to a percentage. select the best answer from the ones provided below.
The code that covers the piping standards to be used for cryogenic fluids would be which of the following?
"Heat number" is a designation that can be replaced by which term?
What tool is in the picture below?
From this description, choose the correct pipe support. "A piece of pipe, to support a line, that is mitered and welded to the back of an elbow."
What type of wrench is pictured below?
Type "L" copper tube has which colour identification strip?
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.
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
Of the list below, a try cock is considered what type of valve?
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.
What is one of the three main differences between DWV and pressure application fittings?
In the International System of Units, there are several standard measurements. Of the the standard measurements below, which one best represents the unit for mass?
Commonly in oblique drawings, there is a 50% reduction in depth to add realism to the object. Which of the terms below best describes this practice?
Concrete anchors have two broad categories. Of the choices below, select the ones that apply.
The isometric below has an abundance of information contained within it. The amount of 3 inch A106-B sch 40 piping that is required for this drawing is best represented by which of the answers below?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a butt weld ball valve?
Spiral wound gaskets have 6 identifiers on them, which of the below is not one?
(se)The graph below best represents which type of welding machine output? Choose from the best answer from those provided below.
"This alloy is the combination of copper and tin." Which of the metals below is best described by this statement?
What tool is in the picture below?
"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?
What type of punch is pictured below?
Of the welded joint configurations, which of the terms below references the picture provided?
In oxy-fuel equipment, if the supply pressure gas is allowed to leak into the low pressure side of a regulator, this can cause problems with gauges, relief valves and operation of tools. Which of the answers below best describes this condition?
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.
In the WHMIS system, "Dangerously reactive material" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
As it relates to calculating grade, which of the terms below best describes the letter "A"?
(wf)The specific requirements of fabrication must include any of the the welding processes. Chemical and mechanical factors are taken into account in every facet of that fabrication. Any deviation from these requirements would be considered a defect." This statement best describes which of the following weld defects?
There are two accepted methods of protecting metal from electrolysis. Of the list below, choose the one that applies.
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.
In a carbonizing oxyacetylene flame, the length of the feather indicates which of the conditions below? Choose the best answer from the following.
"Provides requirements for design, fabrication, installation and inspection of steam heating, hot water heating, hot water supply boilers, and potable water heaters intended for low pressure service that are directly fired by oil, gas, electricity, coal or other solid or liquid fuels." This is the best description of which of the ASME sections below?
A forged fitting threaded type with a classification of 3000 would have which schedule number of the following?
(wf)"The maximum load that a material can support without fracture when being stretched." This statement best describes which of the following terms?
(wf)"This term refers to a physical property of a material which describes the ability of a material containing a crack to resist further cracking."
There are generally considered to be four types of welds. Which of those weld types is represented by the picture below? Choose the best answer from those provided.
When faced with vertical movements typically in excess of 13mm, or where no residual stresses are to be transferred to the pipe, which of the supports below would be the best to install?
What tool is in the picture 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.
On oxygen cylinders, there are no seams, neither running up and down nor across. This is due to the manufacturing process that it goes though. Which of the answers below best describes this process?
Calculate the mass of 2.75 m³ of stainless steel that weighs 3790 kg/m³. Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
"One of the principles of hydrostatics is that a fluids pressure is proportional to ________." Choose the best answer below to complete the sentence.
(wf)The best term to describe the portion of the weld between the two black line would be which of the below?
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.
In the WHMIS system, "Flammable and combustible material" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
When used in conjunction with a flashback arrestor, a reverse flow check valve is best to be place where on an oxyacetylene setup?
(wf)"Foreign materials trapped in the weld metal at continuous or randomly spaced intervals." This statement best describes which of the defects below?
(se)Which of the basic types of electrode holders is pictured below? Choose from the answers provided.
What tool is in the picture below?
Every hacksaw blade has a "set". This particular "set" has every third tooth straight, while the two before it are bent slightly to the side opposite of each other. Of the answers below, choose the best "set" to match this description.
In the WHMIS system, "Other poisons" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
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.
The major difference between machined screws and both wood screws and sheet metal screws is which of the following?
The references in red along the north side of the drawing are best represented by which of the terms below?
(se)The distance from the molten pool of the weld to the end of the electrodes core wire is called the arc length. A distance that is ________ of the diameter of the electrodes core wire is considered normal. Choose from the following options the best answer to fill the blank.
"This is the term used for the metal or steel that you are actually welding on." The term best described by this statement is which of the following?
The barometer in the shop is reading 853 mm Hg, which of the answers below best reflects this reading in psig?
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.
What tool is in the picture 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?
The first step in starting a task involving plastic pipe should be? Choose the best answer from the following.
What tool is in the picture below?
If you are bypassing or modifying a ground connection, you are creating what kind of hazard?
"This gasket material is generally used in low pressure, low temperature applications." Which of the materials below best fits this description?