Chapter 5: The Fire Pumps Practice Questions and Answers

Chapter 5: The Fire Pumps Practice Questions and Answers 1. What type of pump is capable of pumping only fluids (no air)? A. Direct pump B. Centrifugal pump C. All pumps D. Positive displacement pump - Answer️️ -answer: B. Centrifugal pump NFPA 1002: N/A Page: 102 2. A pump ________________ the water used to attack the fire. A. manipulates B. forms C. pressurizes D. sucks - Answer️️ -answer: C. pressurizes NFPA 1002: N/A Page: 105 ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Saturday, August 24, 2024 8:52 AM 2 3. According to NFPA 1901, a fire pump that is mounted on the fire apparatus and used for firefighting must be capable of delivering a minimum capacity of _______ at 150 psi (1000 kPa) net pump pressure. A. 250 gallons/min (1000 L/min) B. 500 gallons/min (2000 L/min) C. 750 gallons/min (3000 L/min) D. 1000 gallons/min (4000 L/min) - Answer️️ -answer: A. 250 gallons/min (1000 L/min) NFPA 1002: N/A Page: 103 4. According to NFPA 1901, for a fire apparatus to be classified as a pumper rated at 3000 gallons/min (12,000 L/min) or less, it must pump ____________ percent of rate capacity at 150 psi (1000 kPa) net pump pressure. A. 110 B. 70 C. 100 D. 50 - Answer️️ -answer: C. 100 NFPA 1002: N/A Page: 104 ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Saturday, August 24, 2024 8:52 AM 3 5. What type of water source is used when determining the rated capacity of a pump? A. Hydrant B. Another pumper C. Internal water tank D. Draft - Answer️️ -answer: D. Draft NFPA 1002: N/A Page: 104 6. The fire service primarily uses two types of pumps: ________ pumps and __________ pumps. A. centrifugal; positive-displacement B. centrifugal; positive C. negative-displacement; positive-displacement D. positive-displacement; positive - Answer️️ -answer: A. centrifugal; positive-displacement NFPA 1002: N/A Page: 105 7. Piston pumps and rotary pumps are two broad classifications of: A. positive-displacement pumps. ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Saturday, August 24, 2024 8:52 AM 4 B. centrifugal pumps. C. battery pumps. D. AC pumps. - Answer️️ -answer: A. positive-displacement pumps NFPA 1002: N/A Page: 105 8. What type of pump is typically used as the priming pump for a centrifugal pump? A. AC pump B. Centrifugal pump C. Rotary pump D. Vortex pump - Answer️️ -answer: C. Rotary pu