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In the International System of Units, there are several standard measurements. Of the the standard measurements below, which one best represents the unit for a small volume?
The fraction ⅜ is equal to which of the fractions below? Choose the best answer from the ones provided.
"One of the principles of hydrostatics is that the ________ of a fluid has no effect on pressure." Choose the best answer below to complete the sentence.
Which answer below best represents the type of cutting machine in the picture provided?
In the WHMIS system, this symbol represents which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
"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?
A tight seal to the face is required by all respirators. This is a critical element in which of the following type(s) of respirator? Of the options below, choose the best answer.
Using the picture below, choose the best answer that relates to the item indicated by the "C".
Which of the layout tools below would be the most accurate in transferring measurements? Choose from the following tools.
"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.
Of the clothes to wear while cutting, welding or grinding, choose from the answers below the best material to have.
(se)Why are work lead clamps integral to the welding process? Choose the best answer from the ones below.
Files and hacksaws are similar in that they only__________. Use the answers below to complete the sentence.
You are working with an isometric drawing that has dimensions in imperial measurements. Your journeyman has asked you to convert several measurements to inches. These measurements include 6', 4.5', 3'7" and 2'4". Choose the best answer below to reflect the total number of inches.
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
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.
Convert 4.81' to the nearest ¹⁄₁₆ of an inch. Choose the best answer from the ones below
Which of the following types of copper requires a bending device?
When beginning a soldering or brazing project, which one of the following is one of the deciding factors for proper solder selection?
(mse)There are a number of components to a simple SMAW weld. In the picture below, #2 is best represented by which answer below?
Convert 0.67 to the the nearest practical fraction. Choose the best answer from the ones below
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?
Which of the numbered symbols below best represents a butt weld ball valve?
"Heat number" is a designation that can be replaced by which term?
(se)Which of the terms below best relates to a material or substance that resists the flow of electrical current? Choose your answer from those provided below.
Before entering a confined space for the first time or re-entering after a break, it is a good practice to do which of the following?
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?
Which of the piping systems below would Bell-end type joints primarily be used in?
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.
All of the below are common disadvantages of using plastic pipe except one. Choose the answer that is not a disadvantage.
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?
If you subtract the TE from the T when fitting a threaded joint, the remainder will represent which of these terms?
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 answers below best represents the pressure exerted by a column of water 1' in height and a base of 1 in²?
A piping system that is being designed to carry a petroleum product at 16 psig and 350F would be covered under which code(s)?
What type of copper tube is most commonly used in fabricating a hydronic systems?
A worker is grinding 6m away from another worker refueling a diesel welder. Is there any workplace infraction occurring in this situation? Choose the best answer below for answering this.
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.
Which parts of an ASPT or NPT are flattened slightly?
In wet sprinkler systems, there is different tube that can be used. Choose the answer below that has all of them.
What tool is in the picture below?
In the WHMIS system, "Acute poisons" is represented by which hazard class? Choose from the following answers.
What application is better suited for a double flared fitting?
If the welding apprentices tacked 4 welds in an hour, how many welds would be tacked by 3 apprentices in a 37.5 hour work week? Choose the best answer from the ones provided below.
Convert ¹¹⁄₁₆ to a percentage. select the best answer from the ones provided below.
"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 answer below best describes the following picture of a bender?
Type "DWV" copper tubing has what colour identification strip?
The _________ has a one-to-one ratio of acetylene and oxygen, any additional oxygen needed for complete combustion comes from the surrounding air. Use the answers provided to fill in the blank.
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.
Which of the following gases has the hottest burning neutral flame? Choose the best answer from those below.
(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?
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.
Omitting this step in the solvent welding of a joint could result in blockage, turbulent flow, and cause pressure loss by restricting the bore of the pipe. Of the answers below, choose the one that applies best
"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.
"Joining two metal surfaces by melting an alloy so that it forms a thin layer between the surfaces." This id the best definition of which of the terms below?
STD or Sch40 piping is measured by the nominal ______ up to ______ diameter, and by the exact ______ up to ________diameter. Use the choices below to fill in the blanks in order.
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 of the numbered symbols below best represents a threaded ball valve?
Class 6050 is a classification of which fitting type?
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.
"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?
"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?
As it relates to calculating grade, which of the terms below best describes the letter "C"?
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?
Material safety data sheets are required to be accompany all controlled substances from the supplier. There are _______ that make up these sheets, providing more detail than the label. Use the answers below to fill in the blank
There are two accepted methods of protecting metal from electrolysis. Of the list below, choose the one that applies.
(mse)"This type of mechanical property also is known by the term "Elastic limit." This statement best describes which of the properties below?
Two pieces of eye protection should be used together when grinding or chipping. Choose the best answer from the selection below.
What tool is pictured below?
(wf)Welding has several broad classes of defects that can occur in any weld. Choose the best answer from the options provided below, to show how many classes there are.
"A particular material or class of materials, that is a hazardous substance in workplace air, has an upper limit on the acceptable concentrations." This statement best describes which of the following answers?
"This type of cutting machine has a large flywheel driven by an electric motor that does the cutting." Of the answers below choose the one that is best described by this statement.
Typical hanger spacing for 150 mm stainless steel pipe is 5.5 m. Using that information, how many hangers are needed on a 46 m horizontal run?
The classification of fire extinguishers depends on the type of fire they can fight effectively. Which fire extinguisher type is denoted by the picture 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 a number of lines on the edge of any rule. Which of the terms below best corresponds to these lines?
What tool is pictured below?
What tool is in the picture below?
What type of wrench is pictured below?
Which is the best answer below that describes the following picture?
"Carefully controlled tolerances are required to manufacture quality cutting tips. One-piece tips that are used in the cutting process with acetylene are generally made from ________ to endure the heat generated. To produce exact holes for these tips, they are machined, drilled, and swaged over special wires." Select the best answer from the ones below to fill in the blank
To cut a piece of copper tube with a hacksaw, which of the following blades would be best?
(mse)"Operational characteristics of an electrode can be controlled in several ways. One of those ways is by the different composition of the flux coating." Choose from the answers below the coating that does not apply to this statement.
"The term for the dimensioning instrument that is used for notation and commonly at a 45° angled straight line." Which of the terms below best represents this statement?
On the QC paperwork for the hydrotest that you have up and holding requires gauge pressures. The gauges are holding steady at 245 kPa(a). Which of the answers below best represents the pressure that the QC requires?
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.
(wf)Of the defects listed below, which one best describes the one that the black arrow is pointing to in the picture shown?
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?
What is one of the three main differences between DWV and pressure application fittings?
A safety relief valves has a specific relationship with the part in the system that has lowest maximum pressure setting. Of the answers below, choose the one that best reflects this relationship.
(wf)"This term deals with the increase in stress in an area of a weld near a crack, depression, or a sharp angle. Although the calculated stressing may be quite safe, it can be enough to cause failure of the weld." This statement best describes which of the terms below?
At what point, when cutting with oxy-fuel, should the cutting oxygen slowly be introduced?
The references in red along the north side of the drawing are best represented by which of the terms below?
Of the list below, the two most commonly used pressure ratings on fittings are Class 125 and 250.
(mse)The CSA classification of carbon steel SMAW electrodes is metric. Choose the best answer for what the "E" represents, in the answers below.
The isometric below has an abundance of information contained within it. The amount of 4 inch A106-B sch 40 piping that is required for this drawing is best represented by which of the answers below?
Of the answers below, which is the best example of the difference between a sensitive drill press and an upright drill press?
What type of wrench is pictured below?
What type of iron from the selections below contains the highest carbon content?