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Plumber: FIRST PERIOD

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"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?
What tool is in the picture below?
Each substance has it's own rates of expansion and contraction, using the table below find the substance with the greatest amount of expansion per °C. Choose the best answer from those provided below
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 roof of the container. Of the following answers, which gas would he be testing for?
To keep your back healthy, there are several steps in lifting objects. Of the following, choose the one that would not apply.
As it relates to calculating grade, which of the terms below best describes the letter "B"?
Using the picture below, which of the following answer best describes the dimension "B"?
What tool is in the picture below?
The tools pictured below represent which type of pliers?
Which oxy-fuel cutting tip is pictured below. Choose the best answer from those given below.
On every acetylene cylinder there is an overpressurization safety device. Of the answers below, choose the best name for this device.
In the picture below there are various dimensions noted. Choose the answer from the ones provided that best describes the orientation of the numerical dimensions.
"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?
Wood screws have an unthreaded portion just under the screw head on the shank. Using the options below, what is this portion called?
The purpose of this step is to provide a prepped surface for the solvent cement by beginning the chemical reaction that softens PVC. Of the options below, choose the best answer.
Which of the welding processes below would welding goggles be worn?
100°C is the approximate melting temperature of a fusible plug equipped on an acetylene bottle. Of the reasons below, choose the best reason explaining the purpose of these plugs.
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 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?
(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?
(wf)Rapid solidification, low amperage, and incomplete perheat are all included in which of the following terms? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
What tool is in the picture below?
The 3 key elements of the WHIMIS system are, worker education, labels and ________. Choose from the answers below to fill in the blank.
"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
A forged fitting threaded type with a classification of 3000 would have which schedule number of the following?
(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?
A carbonizing flame would be best suited to which of the following applications?
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.
There is a mutual attraction that causes unlike molecules them to cling to each another. This property is best describes by which of the following terms?
Of all the valves below, which would have close to the same flow characteristics as a globe pattern straight valve?
"Generally concrete screws are fasteners considered _________ and have applications with _______ loads." Choose from the answers below to fill in the blanks.
(mse)"This type of material property is measured using a Brinell, or a Rockwell test." This statement best describes which of the properties below?
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.
There are many different parts to an oxy fuel cutting torch. Choose the best answer from the options below that would describe "C".
(mse)The slag from the welding process has several important functions. Of the answers below choose the best one that does not apply.
0.578 oz/in² is equal to which of the answers below? Choose the best answer that applies
"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?
Inches of Hg is commonly used for atmospheric pressure. What is the difference in pressure exerted by a 10" column of Hg with a 1 in² base, when compared to a column of water the same height? Use the best answer from those provided below.
"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?
Straight pattern, Y pattern and angle pattern are all design variations of which style of valve?
"This cutting machine cuts metal with a scissor-like action." Which of the machines below best fits this description?
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?
Calculate the volume of 2.3 lb/ft³ of aluminium that weighs 1479 lbs. Choose the best answer from the ones provided 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?
Commonly receding lines are drawn from the horizontal at 30°, 45° or 60°. If you were to draw a receding line at a 45°, it would be foreshortened by which of the amounts below. Choose the best answer from the ones provided below
There are several different three sided geometric shapes. Choose the best answer below as it relates to "A" in the picture provided.
These materials can be cooled and heated several times without any change in their chemistry or mechanical properties. This allows them to be formed and re-formed into different shapes" This is the best description of which of the terms below?
This chisel has a cutting edge that is typically 60°,but can be reduced to 40° or increased to 90°. The chisel that best suits this description is which of the below?
Using the picture below, choose the best answer that relates to the item indicated by the "C".
(se)While welding, what is the result of shortening of the welding arc? Choose the best answer from those provided below.
Type "K" copper tube has which colour identification strip?
Atmospheric pressure is the pressure the air exerts on the earth surface. Which measurement below best represents this pressure?
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?
The proper procedure for setting up an oxyacetylene outfit takes an number of steps. Of the answers below, choose the one that represents these number of steps.
What is one of the three main differences between DWV and pressure application fittings?
What is the name of the reamer pictured below?
(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.
There is a mutual attraction that causes like molecules them to cling to each another. This property is best describes by which of the following terms?
Files and hacksaws are similar in that they only__________. Use the answers below to complete the sentence.
(se)When the current flow meets resistance in a conductor, that energy is turned into what form? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
(se)"This term is describing a welding machine that has a flat, or close to it, volt-amp curve. It is well suited for GMAW and SAW welding." This statement best describes which of the following answers?
When beginning a soldering or brazing project, which one of the following is one of the deciding factors for proper solder selection?
Which type of fastener below requires a layout of the holes before fastener is installed?
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 2.3%-9.5% in air.
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?
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.
"Two heating irons are used in this particular type of fusion welding." This best describes which of the following answers?
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.
Compression type fittings for copper tube are generally made from which of the following materials?
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.
Which answer below best describes the following picture of a bender?
Using the picture below, which of the following answer best describes the dimension "C"?
From the following options, choose the most popular pressure testing method.
(se)All electrode holders have a rating. Choose from the answers below and select the one that best describes this rating.
In the WHMIS system, this symbol represents which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
When using your oxyacetylene torch, if your gas speed is higher that the speed of flame propagation, what will the outcome be?
With regard to fitting a threaded joint, the length of the threads that is engaged inside the fitting is called by which of these terms?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a side view socket weld 45° elbow?
For horizontal soldered joints, it is a good practice to apply the solder at which location?
(se)Which of the basic types of electrode holders is pictured below? Choose from the answers provided.
The code that covers all piping that transport fluids is which of the following?
What tool is in the picture below?
(mse)"This mechanical property is expressed in an elongation percentage. A bend test is used to achieve this percentage." Which of the properties is best described by this statement?
"A substance used to promote fusion that is applied to surfaces to be joined to keep them free from oxide and promote their union." This is the best definition of which of the soldering terms 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.
There are two basic techniques to pierce a hole in plate steel. Choose the one that best applies from the answers below.
(mse)The protective shield that purges any atmospheric gases that may be harmful to the weld, and the slag that protects the weld metal both are produced from one area in the weld zone. Which of the following ares best describes where these are produced?
What tool is in the picture below?
What type of screwdriver head is pictured below?
One of the following is not a disadvantage of a plug valve. Choose from the options below.
The barometer in the shop is reading 853 mm Hg, which of the answers below best reflects this reading in psig?
As it happens sometimes, while you were on break, your fire extinguisher grew legs and walked away. You head to the tool crib to get another, as you are doing your inspection you notice it is a CFC type. Is there anything that must be done with this extinguisher?
"This style of check valves doesn't rely on flow reversal or gravity to close. Instead, the valve is closed by a spring." Of the valves below, this is the best description of which?
Which oxy-fuel cutting tip is pictured below. Choose the best answer from those given below.
What is the SI measurement for air pressure? Choose the best answer from the options below.
When "WPB" is stamped on a butt weld fitting, that designates which of the below?
What tool is pictured below?
When using a long tape, one extra consideration must be taken into account over a short tape. Of the answers below, choose the one that best applies.
(mse)There are a number of components to a simple SMAW weld. In the picture below, #1 is best represented by which answer below?
"The reaction caused by contact between metals and oxygen molecules." Is the best definition of which of the terms below?