AEMA EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What are the elements of cleaning efficiency - ✔✔Water, Action, Time, Chemical,
Heat (WATCH)
✔✔Hard water is when there is a concentration of grains above _ parts per million -
✔✔5
✔✔What is the agitation, pounding, or dropping of laundry in the washing cycliner -
✔✔Action
✔✔It is accepted practice to optimize action by using low water levels in the __ inch
range for correct mechanical action - ✔✔5-7 (minimizes consumption of water, energy
and chemical supplies)
✔✔___ temps accelerate the chemical reactions for soil removal - ✔✔higher
✔✔____ degrees best for medium to heavy soiled - ✔✔90-110
✔✔____ degrees best for light soil - ✔✔80-90
✔✔___ 40-72 best for rinse and flush - ✔✔40-72
✔✔What is the first cycle in a fixed cycle washing machine, which removes the loose
granules and tempers the fabric for coming wash - ✔✔Pre-Wash
✔✔Where is the best place to soak - ✔✔in a washing machine
✔✔What are the pros of soaking - ✔✔Soaking with cleaners or emulsifiers can help
remove stains prior to the wash stage
Soaking may be preferred to scrubbing or spot cleaning individual stains
,Soaking heavily soiled laundry can often save many hours of scrubbing
✔✔What are the cons of soaking? - ✔✔Improperly soaking clothing can be damaged or
ruined
Soaking can cause bleeding in some fabrics after a sustained period in water
Soaking can transfer stains in the water to other garments
There is no agitation in a drum or tub, which means that the chemicals sit at the bottom
of the container
The water will chill quickly and could actually set the stains
Soaking after games requires large drums which take up space
✔✔What are the basic steps of washing laundry - ✔✔Loading, flush, break, rinsing,
souring, extraction, finishing
✔✔What step in the washing cycle rinses away any soils before detergent is introduced
- ✔✔flush
✔✔What step in the washing cycle adds detergents and is where the most cleaning
occurs - ✔✔Break (most important step)
✔✔What step in the washing cycle is where water enters the wash wheel with no
detergents present - ✔✔Rinsing (usually 3 rinses)
✔✔What step in the washing cycle is where any residual alkalinity is neutralized -
✔✔Souring (last wash cycle)
✔✔What step in the washing cycle is when the wash wheel spins at high speed -
✔✔Extraction
✔✔What step in the washing cycle includes drying, pressing or ironing - ✔✔Finishing
✔✔What is the most common way to bulk dry laundry - ✔✔tumble dry
✔✔What is the most important thing in terms of drying - ✔✔No burning
✔✔What is the worst chemical to use on uniforms because it reduces breathability and
causes yellowing - ✔✔softener
✔✔When drying tackle twill, nylon or poly uniforms, use ___ cycle - ✔✔5 and 5
✔✔For what material should you gently raise and lower temps to prevent shocking -
✔✔cotton
, ✔✔What are the 3 basic purposes of folding or hanging - ✔✔prep for storage,
preservation of superior aesthetics, final inspection
✔✔The person who does the folding or hanging serves as: - ✔✔final inspector
✔✔The primary function of ____ is to provide the mechanical action necessary to
remove soil and stains - ✔✔washing machines
✔✔What are the 3 wash wheel types - ✔✔open pocket (what sports use), split pocket, y
pocket
✔✔Washer extractor type machines are advantageous for - ✔✔The need for a seperate
extractor is eliminated
The weight of the load is reduced
The rise of intermediate extractions during washing can reduce time, energy and water
requirements
✔✔What are the baffles or lifters mounted on the inside of the wash wheel designed to
do? - ✔✔raise the clothing from the bottom of the wheel to the top
✔✔Generally accepted that a loading weight of ___ to ___ pounds per cubic foot of
wash wheel space be used as a guideline for loading - ✔✔5.2 - 5.3
✔✔Cylinder Volume Equation - ✔✔Diameter x diameter x length / 220
✔✔Overloading laundry machines causes - ✔✔Reduced lifting
unbalanced machine
chemical spotting
log roll effect
✔✔You know a machine isnt overloaded if it falls from (positions of clocks) - ✔✔11 to
4:30 or 1 to 7:30
✔✔Underloading a laundry machine causes - ✔✔imbalance
wastes chemicals, water, electricity
chemicals wont wash out
✔✔What are the variables in washing - ✔✔Water levels, Temperature control, cycle
control, chemical control
✔✔What are the two types of water level controls - ✔✔pressure switch, float switch
✔✔What is the selection and performance of the number of cycles and length of each
cycle required to clean laundry - ✔✔Cycle Control
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔What are the elements of cleaning efficiency - ✔✔Water, Action, Time, Chemical,
Heat (WATCH)
✔✔Hard water is when there is a concentration of grains above _ parts per million -
✔✔5
✔✔What is the agitation, pounding, or dropping of laundry in the washing cycliner -
✔✔Action
✔✔It is accepted practice to optimize action by using low water levels in the __ inch
range for correct mechanical action - ✔✔5-7 (minimizes consumption of water, energy
and chemical supplies)
✔✔___ temps accelerate the chemical reactions for soil removal - ✔✔higher
✔✔____ degrees best for medium to heavy soiled - ✔✔90-110
✔✔____ degrees best for light soil - ✔✔80-90
✔✔___ 40-72 best for rinse and flush - ✔✔40-72
✔✔What is the first cycle in a fixed cycle washing machine, which removes the loose
granules and tempers the fabric for coming wash - ✔✔Pre-Wash
✔✔Where is the best place to soak - ✔✔in a washing machine
✔✔What are the pros of soaking - ✔✔Soaking with cleaners or emulsifiers can help
remove stains prior to the wash stage
Soaking may be preferred to scrubbing or spot cleaning individual stains
,Soaking heavily soiled laundry can often save many hours of scrubbing
✔✔What are the cons of soaking? - ✔✔Improperly soaking clothing can be damaged or
ruined
Soaking can cause bleeding in some fabrics after a sustained period in water
Soaking can transfer stains in the water to other garments
There is no agitation in a drum or tub, which means that the chemicals sit at the bottom
of the container
The water will chill quickly and could actually set the stains
Soaking after games requires large drums which take up space
✔✔What are the basic steps of washing laundry - ✔✔Loading, flush, break, rinsing,
souring, extraction, finishing
✔✔What step in the washing cycle rinses away any soils before detergent is introduced
- ✔✔flush
✔✔What step in the washing cycle adds detergents and is where the most cleaning
occurs - ✔✔Break (most important step)
✔✔What step in the washing cycle is where water enters the wash wheel with no
detergents present - ✔✔Rinsing (usually 3 rinses)
✔✔What step in the washing cycle is where any residual alkalinity is neutralized -
✔✔Souring (last wash cycle)
✔✔What step in the washing cycle is when the wash wheel spins at high speed -
✔✔Extraction
✔✔What step in the washing cycle includes drying, pressing or ironing - ✔✔Finishing
✔✔What is the most common way to bulk dry laundry - ✔✔tumble dry
✔✔What is the most important thing in terms of drying - ✔✔No burning
✔✔What is the worst chemical to use on uniforms because it reduces breathability and
causes yellowing - ✔✔softener
✔✔When drying tackle twill, nylon or poly uniforms, use ___ cycle - ✔✔5 and 5
✔✔For what material should you gently raise and lower temps to prevent shocking -
✔✔cotton
, ✔✔What are the 3 basic purposes of folding or hanging - ✔✔prep for storage,
preservation of superior aesthetics, final inspection
✔✔The person who does the folding or hanging serves as: - ✔✔final inspector
✔✔The primary function of ____ is to provide the mechanical action necessary to
remove soil and stains - ✔✔washing machines
✔✔What are the 3 wash wheel types - ✔✔open pocket (what sports use), split pocket, y
✔✔Washer extractor type machines are advantageous for - ✔✔The need for a seperate
extractor is eliminated
The weight of the load is reduced
The rise of intermediate extractions during washing can reduce time, energy and water
requirements
✔✔What are the baffles or lifters mounted on the inside of the wash wheel designed to
do? - ✔✔raise the clothing from the bottom of the wheel to the top
✔✔Generally accepted that a loading weight of ___ to ___ pounds per cubic foot of
wash wheel space be used as a guideline for loading - ✔✔5.2 - 5.3
✔✔Cylinder Volume Equation - ✔✔Diameter x diameter x length / 220
✔✔Overloading laundry machines causes - ✔✔Reduced lifting
unbalanced machine
chemical spotting
log roll effect
✔✔You know a machine isnt overloaded if it falls from (positions of clocks) - ✔✔11 to
4:30 or 1 to 7:30
✔✔Underloading a laundry machine causes - ✔✔imbalance
wastes chemicals, water, electricity
chemicals wont wash out
✔✔What are the variables in washing - ✔✔Water levels, Temperature control, cycle
control, chemical control
✔✔What are the two types of water level controls - ✔✔pressure switch, float switch
✔✔What is the selection and performance of the number of cycles and length of each
cycle required to clean laundry - ✔✔Cycle Control
