ABSA 3B1 UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When an ultraviolet light is used in welding inspections, the testing method is:
a. destructive
b. ultrasonic
c. fluorescent penetrant
d. radiographic - ✔✔c. fluorescent penetrant
✔✔The entire weld joint including the re-hot parent metal adjacent to the weld joint is
called:
a. the stress relief area
b. the heat affected zone
c. the coupon
d. the welding gap - ✔✔b. the heat affected zone
✔✔The welders to be certified must fabricate weld joints to be tested called a:
a. samples
b. test strips
c. exam plates
d. coupons - ✔✔d. coupons
✔✔Copper alloys:
a. are harder to machine than copper
b. are easier to machine than copper itself
c. are less resistant to corrosion than copper
d. are much lower in carbon content than copper - ✔✔b. are easier to machine than
copper itself
✔✔19. Copper is obtained from copper ore, which is melted and:
a. cool at a controlled temperature
b. then further refined by electrolysis
c. small amount of zinc is added in the process to improved machining qualities
d. kept at a pre-determine temperature for about 24 hours - ✔✔b. then further refined by
electrolysis
✔✔White metal is also known as: Select one:
a. bronze
b. lead
c. babbit
d. antimony - ✔✔c. babbit
✔✔Medium carbon steel has a carbon content varying between:
a. over 10%
,b. 0.3 % and 0.45 %
c. 0.35% and 4.75 %
d. 0.25% and 0.30 % - ✔✔b. 0.3 % and 0.45 %
✔✔Thermally separated layers in a lake are called:
a. thermoclines
b. thermal piles
c. Strat layers
d. all listed items - ✔✔a. thermoclines
✔✔Gaseous pollutants that react with sunlight in a complicated fashion to form a
photochemical smog are:
a. ozone
b. carbon monoxides
c. nitrogen oxides
d. carbon dioxides - ✔✔c. nitrogen oxides
✔✔Sound is measured in: Select one:
a. a linear scale
b. decibels
c. frequency only
d. wavelength only - ✔✔b. decibels
✔✔These are organisms that feed on plants or animals to gain their energy:
a. consumers
b. producers
c. decomposers
d. shoppers - ✔✔a. consumers
✔✔Shutting down a site and making it ready for an alternative use is referred to as:
a. abandonment
b. decommissioning
c. remediating
d. recommissioning - ✔✔b. decommissioning
✔✔In this type of system, the sprinkler heads are always open:
a. preaction
b. wet pipe
c. deluge
d. dry pipe - ✔✔c. deluge
✔✔Jockey pumps:
a. must be run on a timer for plant safety
b. must be manually started and stopped
, c. restore system water pressure if it falls too low
d. operate only after the firepump has run for a predetermined time - ✔✔c. restore
system water pressure if it falls too low
✔✔Class D fires:
a. can be extinguished with multipurpose dry chemical extinguisher
b. cannot be extinguished with multipurpose dry chemical extinguisher
c. cannot be extinguished with dry powder extinguisher
d. can never occur in a power plant - ✔✔b. cannot be extinguished with multipurpose
dry chemical extinguisher
✔✔Class A fire can be prevented by:
a. inspecting and tightening leaking valve packing
b. keeping wood and paper stored properly
c. keeping electrical equipment properly maintained
d. all of the above - ✔✔b. keeping wood and paper stored properly
✔✔31.How many types of labels are identified in the WHMIS system:
a. one
b. two
c. five
d. four - ✔✔b. two
✔✔Confined space entry permits:
a. are never used for boiler furnaces
b. do not require sampling of the atmosphere within the confined space
c. address risks unique to confined spaces
d. are not necessary for internal vessel inspections - ✔✔c. address risks unique to
confined spaces
✔✔.Isolation of equipment prior to work:
a. is necessary when any form of energy poses a hazard to workers
b. is not necessary to prevent injury or death
c. is done by tradesmen prior to issuance of the safe work permit
d. cannot be done until the safe work permit is issued - ✔✔a. is necessary when any
form of energy poses a hazard to workers
✔✔A way of increasing natural draft is to
a. incorporate a forced draft fan
b. have the outside air temperature increase
c. install an induced draft fan
d. increase stack height - ✔✔d. increase stack height
✔✔Safe or standard operating procedures:
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When an ultraviolet light is used in welding inspections, the testing method is:
a. destructive
b. ultrasonic
c. fluorescent penetrant
d. radiographic - ✔✔c. fluorescent penetrant
✔✔The entire weld joint including the re-hot parent metal adjacent to the weld joint is
called:
a. the stress relief area
b. the heat affected zone
c. the coupon
d. the welding gap - ✔✔b. the heat affected zone
✔✔The welders to be certified must fabricate weld joints to be tested called a:
a. samples
b. test strips
c. exam plates
d. coupons - ✔✔d. coupons
✔✔Copper alloys:
a. are harder to machine than copper
b. are easier to machine than copper itself
c. are less resistant to corrosion than copper
d. are much lower in carbon content than copper - ✔✔b. are easier to machine than
copper itself
✔✔19. Copper is obtained from copper ore, which is melted and:
a. cool at a controlled temperature
b. then further refined by electrolysis
c. small amount of zinc is added in the process to improved machining qualities
d. kept at a pre-determine temperature for about 24 hours - ✔✔b. then further refined by
electrolysis
✔✔White metal is also known as: Select one:
a. bronze
b. lead
c. babbit
d. antimony - ✔✔c. babbit
✔✔Medium carbon steel has a carbon content varying between:
a. over 10%
,b. 0.3 % and 0.45 %
c. 0.35% and 4.75 %
d. 0.25% and 0.30 % - ✔✔b. 0.3 % and 0.45 %
✔✔Thermally separated layers in a lake are called:
a. thermoclines
b. thermal piles
c. Strat layers
d. all listed items - ✔✔a. thermoclines
✔✔Gaseous pollutants that react with sunlight in a complicated fashion to form a
photochemical smog are:
a. ozone
b. carbon monoxides
c. nitrogen oxides
d. carbon dioxides - ✔✔c. nitrogen oxides
✔✔Sound is measured in: Select one:
a. a linear scale
b. decibels
c. frequency only
d. wavelength only - ✔✔b. decibels
✔✔These are organisms that feed on plants or animals to gain their energy:
a. consumers
b. producers
c. decomposers
d. shoppers - ✔✔a. consumers
✔✔Shutting down a site and making it ready for an alternative use is referred to as:
a. abandonment
b. decommissioning
c. remediating
d. recommissioning - ✔✔b. decommissioning
✔✔In this type of system, the sprinkler heads are always open:
a. preaction
b. wet pipe
c. deluge
d. dry pipe - ✔✔c. deluge
✔✔Jockey pumps:
a. must be run on a timer for plant safety
b. must be manually started and stopped
, c. restore system water pressure if it falls too low
d. operate only after the firepump has run for a predetermined time - ✔✔c. restore
system water pressure if it falls too low
✔✔Class D fires:
a. can be extinguished with multipurpose dry chemical extinguisher
b. cannot be extinguished with multipurpose dry chemical extinguisher
c. cannot be extinguished with dry powder extinguisher
d. can never occur in a power plant - ✔✔b. cannot be extinguished with multipurpose
dry chemical extinguisher
✔✔Class A fire can be prevented by:
a. inspecting and tightening leaking valve packing
b. keeping wood and paper stored properly
c. keeping electrical equipment properly maintained
d. all of the above - ✔✔b. keeping wood and paper stored properly
✔✔31.How many types of labels are identified in the WHMIS system:
a. one
b. two
c. five
d. four - ✔✔b. two
✔✔Confined space entry permits:
a. are never used for boiler furnaces
b. do not require sampling of the atmosphere within the confined space
c. address risks unique to confined spaces
d. are not necessary for internal vessel inspections - ✔✔c. address risks unique to
confined spaces
✔✔.Isolation of equipment prior to work:
a. is necessary when any form of energy poses a hazard to workers
b. is not necessary to prevent injury or death
c. is done by tradesmen prior to issuance of the safe work permit
d. cannot be done until the safe work permit is issued - ✔✔a. is necessary when any
form of energy poses a hazard to workers
✔✔A way of increasing natural draft is to
a. incorporate a forced draft fan
b. have the outside air temperature increase
c. install an induced draft fan
d. increase stack height - ✔✔d. increase stack height
✔✔Safe or standard operating procedures:
