COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. In which storage area would you find routinely used, high-use materials, such as
polyvinyl chloride (pvc) pipe, glue, cleaner, and nails?
a. residue holding area.
b. holding area.
c. shop stock.
d. bench stock. - ANSWER-d. bench stock
2. What happens when an individual planning a job orders the incorrect material by
mistake?
a. civil engineering (ce) must accept the material, even if it cannot be used for that job.
b. incorrect materials that are actually delivered are returned at the senders expense.
c. the individual who ordered the incorrect materials is entered into training.
d. the individual who planned the job pays for the incorrect material. - ANSWER-a. civil
engineering (ce) must accept the material, even if it cannot be used for that job.
3. What type of work is not part of preventive maintenance (pm)?
a. utilities operations.
b. utilities maintenance.
c. facility maintenance.
d. equipment maintenance. - ANSWER-a. utilities operations.
4. Which plan shows a top view of the building as if the top was cut off (cross-
sectional)?
a. mechanical
b. foundation
c. elevation plan.
d. floor plan - ANSWER-d. floor plan.
5. What do you do to a base utility map any time you make a change in a utility system?
a. discard the old prints
b. never modify original prints
c. have all original prints cleared through engineering.
d. note changes on prints and notify engineering. - ANSWER-d. note changes on prints
and notify engineering.
6. What three views are used in working sketches?
a. isometric, back and side
b. top, side, and isometric
c. front, back and side.
d. back, top and front - ANSWER-b. top, side and isometric
, 7. What written documents explain points that are not readily explained by drawings?
a. base utilities maps
b. working sketches
c. Bill of materials (bom)
d. specifications - ANSWER-d. specifications
8. What formula is used to calculate chemical feed rate in pounds per day?
a. perimeter.
b. volume.
c. dosing.
d. area. - ANSWER-c. dosing
9. What is defined as the vertical distance from the surface of water to the point of use?
a. head
b. weight
c. volume
d. velocity - ANSWER-a. head
10. What is the weight of one gallon (gal.) of water?
a. 6.34 lb
b. 7.34 lb
c. 8.34 lb
d. 9.34 lb - ANSWER-c. 8.34 lb
11. How many feet of head does 1 pound per square inch (psi) of water produce?
a. 1.31
b. 2.31
c. 3.31
d. 4.31 - ANSWER-b. 2.31
12. Which metric prefix equals 1,000?
a. milli
b. centi
c. deci
d. kilo - ANSWER-d. kilo
13. Metric wrenches are sized in
a. kilometers
b. decimeters
c. centimeters
d. millimeters - ANSWER-d. millimeters
14. What is the study of living things?
a. biology
b. geometry