ISA Utility Specialist (Chapters 1-7)-Complete
questions and correct verified RESOLUTION
RESULT VERIFIEDs (detailed RESOLUTION
RESULT VERIFIEDs) already graded A+
Cyclonic-scale storms that aren't tropical cyclones are called: -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-extratropical cyclones
Amps in a conductor that are larger than those for which it is rated: -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-overcurrent
Which type of dependency is a relationship between a task under the direction of
a project management team & an action outside of their control? -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-external dependency
Level _____ assessments, while sometimes required to further evaluate defects
not detected by Level 2 assessments, are impractical in most utility settings; aka
advanced assessments - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-3
,Cutting back a tree to buds, stubs, or laterals not large enough to assume apical
dominance; also known as rounding over, heading, or heading back (a bad
practice) - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-topping
What communication method is most effective for engaging with customers in
real time about utility emergencies? - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}-social media
A local storm produced by a cumulonimbus cloud & accompanied by lightning &
thunder: - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-thunderstorm
A wire connection between energized conductors & other electrical equipment
(e.g. transformers): - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-tap
__________ __________ are scheduling tools that provide a visual means of
tracking a project. - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-Gantt charts
The maximum incompatible plant pressure (species, density, etc.) allowable
before unacceptable consequences develop: - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}-tolerance level
The process by which personnel become indifferent or disconnected from
customers & their concerns: - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-
desensitization
A complex of thunderstorms that travels more than 240 miles, with wind speeds
greater than 58 mph: - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-derecho
,In electric generation, the number of magnet revolutions per second: -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-Hertz
Expenditures that do not generate income: - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}-cost center
*Tree Age:*
- Young = _____% of life expectancy
- Mature = _____-_____% of life expectancy
- Overmature = _____% of life expectancy - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}-<20%;
20-80%;
>80%
Specialty pruning technique used on large, maturing trees that results in the
development of callus at the cuts; used to maintain trees at a specific height -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-pollarding
To be __________ is to be understanding, aware of, & sensitive to the feelings,
thoughts, & experiences of others. - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}-empathetic
Expenditures that generate revenue: - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}-profit center
Repeated momentary interruptions in the same place due to the same cause: -
, {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-intermittent faults
For clearing dense vegetation during initial establishment or reclaiming neglected
or overgrown rights-of-way, __________ control methods are most efficient &
cost effective. - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-mechanical
In the U.S., enforcement of safety work rules resides with: -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-Occupational Safety & Health
Administration
(OSHA)
Utility pruning is the pruning of trees located in the vicinity of power lines for the
purpose of __________ __________ __________. - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}ensuring reliable service
A comprehensive vegetation management program should be __________ rather
than reactive, & based on principals of __________ vegetation management. -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-proactive;
integrated
What is a volt? - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-a unit of electrical
force
Major storms or __________ weather events are the usual cause of power
outages over large areas. - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-
catastrophic
questions and correct verified RESOLUTION
RESULT VERIFIEDs (detailed RESOLUTION
RESULT VERIFIEDs) already graded A+
Cyclonic-scale storms that aren't tropical cyclones are called: -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-extratropical cyclones
Amps in a conductor that are larger than those for which it is rated: -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-overcurrent
Which type of dependency is a relationship between a task under the direction of
a project management team & an action outside of their control? -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-external dependency
Level _____ assessments, while sometimes required to further evaluate defects
not detected by Level 2 assessments, are impractical in most utility settings; aka
advanced assessments - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-3
,Cutting back a tree to buds, stubs, or laterals not large enough to assume apical
dominance; also known as rounding over, heading, or heading back (a bad
practice) - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-topping
What communication method is most effective for engaging with customers in
real time about utility emergencies? - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}-social media
A local storm produced by a cumulonimbus cloud & accompanied by lightning &
thunder: - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-thunderstorm
A wire connection between energized conductors & other electrical equipment
(e.g. transformers): - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-tap
__________ __________ are scheduling tools that provide a visual means of
tracking a project. - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-Gantt charts
The maximum incompatible plant pressure (species, density, etc.) allowable
before unacceptable consequences develop: - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}-tolerance level
The process by which personnel become indifferent or disconnected from
customers & their concerns: - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-
desensitization
A complex of thunderstorms that travels more than 240 miles, with wind speeds
greater than 58 mph: - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-derecho
,In electric generation, the number of magnet revolutions per second: -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-Hertz
Expenditures that do not generate income: - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}-cost center
*Tree Age:*
- Young = _____% of life expectancy
- Mature = _____-_____% of life expectancy
- Overmature = _____% of life expectancy - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}-<20%;
20-80%;
>80%
Specialty pruning technique used on large, maturing trees that results in the
development of callus at the cuts; used to maintain trees at a specific height -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-pollarding
To be __________ is to be understanding, aware of, & sensitive to the feelings,
thoughts, & experiences of others. - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}-empathetic
Expenditures that generate revenue: - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}-profit center
Repeated momentary interruptions in the same place due to the same cause: -
, {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-intermittent faults
For clearing dense vegetation during initial establishment or reclaiming neglected
or overgrown rights-of-way, __________ control methods are most efficient &
cost effective. - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-mechanical
In the U.S., enforcement of safety work rules resides with: -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-Occupational Safety & Health
Administration
(OSHA)
Utility pruning is the pruning of trees located in the vicinity of power lines for the
purpose of __________ __________ __________. - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT
VERIFIED✔✔}ensuring reliable service
A comprehensive vegetation management program should be __________ rather
than reactive, & based on principals of __________ vegetation management. -
{✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-proactive;
integrated
What is a volt? - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-a unit of electrical
force
Major storms or __________ weather events are the usual cause of power
outages over large areas. - {✔✔RESOLUTION RESULT VERIFIED✔✔}-
catastrophic