LEVEL 1 WATER DISTRIBUTION LATEST EXAM TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the height limit to which siphoned water can be lifted at sea level? - ✔✔33.9
ft
✔✔How many feet of water will equal the atmospheric pressure at sea level? - ✔✔34 ft
✔✔Which type of pump has the ability to rotate its discharge 360 degrees - ✔✔End
suction pump
✔✔How many times higher than the normal operating pressure should the pressure
rating of distribution piping be? - ✔✔2.5 to 4.5 times
✔✔Which type of piping has been banned from the water industry? - ✔✔Asbestos
cement
✔✔Which type of piping comes in diameters as large as 168 inches (14 feet)? -
✔✔Reinforced concrete
✔✔Which type of pipe has the highest normal maximum working pressure? - ✔✔Ductile
iron
✔✔Which type of pipe has the lowest normal maximum working pressure - ✔✔Polyvinyl
chloride
✔✔Ductile iron piping using flex ball joints is most appropriate for - ✔✔river crossings
and rugged terrain
✔✔Ductile iron piping using push on or mechanical joints is most appropriate for -
✔✔where flexibility is required
✔✔Polyvinyl chloride piping using solvent weld joints is most appropriate - ✔✔only for
small lines
✔✔Concrete piping using bell and spigot type joints is most appropriate - ✔✔for all
locations
✔✔~~~~Which type of piping is available is both bolted and boltless flexible pipe joint
designs? - ✔✔Ball and socket joint
✔✔~~~~Which type of pipe joint permits flexible pipe alignment, is inexpensive to
manufacture, and is easy to assemble? - ✔✔Push on joint
, ✔✔New polyvinyl chloride pipe has a C value of about (roughness co-efficient) -
✔✔150+
✔✔~~~~~~~~~~~~~Do you think an emergency storage tank is likely to contain potable
water? - ✔✔No
✔✔Which type of valve is used on hydraulic lines connected to valve actuators? -
✔✔Needle valve
✔✔Which type of valve would be particularly useful for throttling the flow of corrosive
liquids? - ✔✔Pinch valve
✔✔Water meter pits are usually used in - ✔✔cold climates
✔✔A horizontal load, parallel to a pump shaft is called a - ✔✔thrust load
✔✔Regarding fire flow, mains smaller than 6 inches should only be used - ✔✔to
complete a grid
✔✔Which type of pipe requires special external protection in high chloride soils? -
✔✔Reinforced concrete
✔✔Which type of pipe is most likely to collapse or become distorted under partial
vacuum? - ✔✔Steel piping
✔✔Data manipulations using the basic elements of an automatic mapping system
would include - ✔✔modeling and analysis
✔✔Which data category for water utility data sets includes the following map layers:
Control information, planimetric features, and hydrology features? - ✔✔Base data
✔✔Which is the chlorine species called HTH - ✔✔Calcium Hypochlorite
✔✔Which is the proper detention time for disinfecting a water storage tank that is filled
with already chlorinated water such that the free chlorine residual is 10 mg/L after the
proper detention time is completed? - ✔✔6 hours
✔✔Which is the proper detention time for disinfecting a water storage tank with water
that is mixed with hypochlorite already in the tank such that the free chorine is 10 mg/L
after proper detention time is complete? - ✔✔24 hours
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the height limit to which siphoned water can be lifted at sea level? - ✔✔33.9
ft
✔✔How many feet of water will equal the atmospheric pressure at sea level? - ✔✔34 ft
✔✔Which type of pump has the ability to rotate its discharge 360 degrees - ✔✔End
suction pump
✔✔How many times higher than the normal operating pressure should the pressure
rating of distribution piping be? - ✔✔2.5 to 4.5 times
✔✔Which type of piping has been banned from the water industry? - ✔✔Asbestos
cement
✔✔Which type of piping comes in diameters as large as 168 inches (14 feet)? -
✔✔Reinforced concrete
✔✔Which type of pipe has the highest normal maximum working pressure? - ✔✔Ductile
iron
✔✔Which type of pipe has the lowest normal maximum working pressure - ✔✔Polyvinyl
chloride
✔✔Ductile iron piping using flex ball joints is most appropriate for - ✔✔river crossings
and rugged terrain
✔✔Ductile iron piping using push on or mechanical joints is most appropriate for -
✔✔where flexibility is required
✔✔Polyvinyl chloride piping using solvent weld joints is most appropriate - ✔✔only for
small lines
✔✔Concrete piping using bell and spigot type joints is most appropriate - ✔✔for all
locations
✔✔~~~~Which type of piping is available is both bolted and boltless flexible pipe joint
designs? - ✔✔Ball and socket joint
✔✔~~~~Which type of pipe joint permits flexible pipe alignment, is inexpensive to
manufacture, and is easy to assemble? - ✔✔Push on joint
, ✔✔New polyvinyl chloride pipe has a C value of about (roughness co-efficient) -
✔✔150+
✔✔~~~~~~~~~~~~~Do you think an emergency storage tank is likely to contain potable
water? - ✔✔No
✔✔Which type of valve is used on hydraulic lines connected to valve actuators? -
✔✔Needle valve
✔✔Which type of valve would be particularly useful for throttling the flow of corrosive
liquids? - ✔✔Pinch valve
✔✔Water meter pits are usually used in - ✔✔cold climates
✔✔A horizontal load, parallel to a pump shaft is called a - ✔✔thrust load
✔✔Regarding fire flow, mains smaller than 6 inches should only be used - ✔✔to
complete a grid
✔✔Which type of pipe requires special external protection in high chloride soils? -
✔✔Reinforced concrete
✔✔Which type of pipe is most likely to collapse or become distorted under partial
vacuum? - ✔✔Steel piping
✔✔Data manipulations using the basic elements of an automatic mapping system
would include - ✔✔modeling and analysis
✔✔Which data category for water utility data sets includes the following map layers:
Control information, planimetric features, and hydrology features? - ✔✔Base data
✔✔Which is the chlorine species called HTH - ✔✔Calcium Hypochlorite
✔✔Which is the proper detention time for disinfecting a water storage tank that is filled
with already chlorinated water such that the free chlorine residual is 10 mg/L after the
proper detention time is completed? - ✔✔6 hours
✔✔Which is the proper detention time for disinfecting a water storage tank with water
that is mixed with hypochlorite already in the tank such that the free chorine is 10 mg/L
after proper detention time is complete? - ✔✔24 hours
