AALSO Life Support Practice Exam With
Questions And Correct Answers
A cpositive cdisplacement cpump cthat cutilizes ca cset cof crollers cthat ccompress cand
crotate cacross can celastomeric ctube cto cpump ca cfluid cis ca:
a) cFlexible cimpeller cpump
b) cDiaphragm cpump
c) cCentrifugal cpump
d) cPeristaltic cpump c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d) cPeristaltic cpump
According cto cthe cdiagram, cwhich cpart cof cthe ccentrifugal cpump cdoes cthe cmotor
cconnect cto?
a) cPump ccasing
b) cImpeller
c) cVolute
d) cDrive cshaft cflange c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d) cDrive cshaft cflange
Which cof cthe cfollowing clife csupport csystem ccomponents ccould cbe ccategorized cas
cmechanical cfiltration?
a) cUltraviolet csterilizer
b) cOzone ccontact ctank
c) cRotating cdrum cfilter
d) cNone cof cthe cabove c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c) cRotating cdrum cfilter
Which cof cthe cfollowing clife csupporting csystem ccomponents cuses chigh cflow crates
cand chigher cpressures cto cmechanically cfilter cwater?
a) cUltraviolet csterilizer
b) cCarbon cfilter
c) cHigh cpressure csand cfilter
d) cNone cof cthe cabove c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c) cHigh cpressure csand cfilter
A c________ cvalve cuses cthe cguillotine caction cof ca csolid cwall cto ccontrol cthe cflow cof
cwater:
a) cButterfly c
, b) cBall
c) cGate
d) cGlobe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c) cGate
A cglobe cvalve cuses c___________ cto ccontrol cthe cflow cof cwater:
a) cWafer-like carticulating cdisk
b) cGuillotine caction cof ca csolid cwall
c) cPlug cand cbaffle
d) cSpherical carticulating cdisk c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c) cPlug cand cbaffle
Which ccondition ccan cdecrease cfoam cfractionator cefficiency?
a) cConsistent cflow crate cthrough cthe cfractionator
b) cLarge cdisruptive cbubbles cin cthe creaction ccolumn
c) cUniform cbubble csize cin cthe creaction ccolumn
d) cHigher csalinity c(such cas cfull cstrength cseawater) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b) cLarge
cdisruptive cbubbles cin cthe creaction ccolumn
Before centering ca cconfined cspace, cone cshould cdo call cof cthe cfollowing cEXCEPT:
a) cLock cout/tag cout call cmechanical cequipment
b) cEnsure cadequate cventilation
c) cTest coxygen clevels cand cdangerous cgases
d) cSecurely ctie ca crope caround cone's cwaist cto censure crecuse cif cnecessary c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔c) cTest coxygen clevels cand cdangerous cgases
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ca ctype cof cchemical cfiltration?
a) cDegas ctower
b) cCarbon cfilter
c) cSand cfilter
d) cBag cfilter c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b) cCarbon cfilter
Channeling cin ca csand cfilter ccan cbe ccaused cby
a) cImproper cbackwashing cfrequency
b) cBroken clateral
c) cLow cfiltering cflow crates
d) cBoth cA&B c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d) cBoth cA&B
What cis cthe cmedia cflow crate crange cfor ca csand cfilter cduring cnormal coperation?
a) c5-10 cGal/min/ft2
b) c10-15 cGal/min/ft2
c) c15-18 cGal/min/ft2
Questions And Correct Answers
A cpositive cdisplacement cpump cthat cutilizes ca cset cof crollers cthat ccompress cand
crotate cacross can celastomeric ctube cto cpump ca cfluid cis ca:
a) cFlexible cimpeller cpump
b) cDiaphragm cpump
c) cCentrifugal cpump
d) cPeristaltic cpump c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d) cPeristaltic cpump
According cto cthe cdiagram, cwhich cpart cof cthe ccentrifugal cpump cdoes cthe cmotor
cconnect cto?
a) cPump ccasing
b) cImpeller
c) cVolute
d) cDrive cshaft cflange c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d) cDrive cshaft cflange
Which cof cthe cfollowing clife csupport csystem ccomponents ccould cbe ccategorized cas
cmechanical cfiltration?
a) cUltraviolet csterilizer
b) cOzone ccontact ctank
c) cRotating cdrum cfilter
d) cNone cof cthe cabove c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c) cRotating cdrum cfilter
Which cof cthe cfollowing clife csupporting csystem ccomponents cuses chigh cflow crates
cand chigher cpressures cto cmechanically cfilter cwater?
a) cUltraviolet csterilizer
b) cCarbon cfilter
c) cHigh cpressure csand cfilter
d) cNone cof cthe cabove c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c) cHigh cpressure csand cfilter
A c________ cvalve cuses cthe cguillotine caction cof ca csolid cwall cto ccontrol cthe cflow cof
cwater:
a) cButterfly c
, b) cBall
c) cGate
d) cGlobe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c) cGate
A cglobe cvalve cuses c___________ cto ccontrol cthe cflow cof cwater:
a) cWafer-like carticulating cdisk
b) cGuillotine caction cof ca csolid cwall
c) cPlug cand cbaffle
d) cSpherical carticulating cdisk c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔c) cPlug cand cbaffle
Which ccondition ccan cdecrease cfoam cfractionator cefficiency?
a) cConsistent cflow crate cthrough cthe cfractionator
b) cLarge cdisruptive cbubbles cin cthe creaction ccolumn
c) cUniform cbubble csize cin cthe creaction ccolumn
d) cHigher csalinity c(such cas cfull cstrength cseawater) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b) cLarge
cdisruptive cbubbles cin cthe creaction ccolumn
Before centering ca cconfined cspace, cone cshould cdo call cof cthe cfollowing cEXCEPT:
a) cLock cout/tag cout call cmechanical cequipment
b) cEnsure cadequate cventilation
c) cTest coxygen clevels cand cdangerous cgases
d) cSecurely ctie ca crope caround cone's cwaist cto censure crecuse cif cnecessary c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔c) cTest coxygen clevels cand cdangerous cgases
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ca ctype cof cchemical cfiltration?
a) cDegas ctower
b) cCarbon cfilter
c) cSand cfilter
d) cBag cfilter c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔b) cCarbon cfilter
Channeling cin ca csand cfilter ccan cbe ccaused cby
a) cImproper cbackwashing cfrequency
b) cBroken clateral
c) cLow cfiltering cflow crates
d) cBoth cA&B c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d) cBoth cA&B
What cis cthe cmedia cflow crate crange cfor ca csand cfilter cduring cnormal coperation?
a) c5-10 cGal/min/ft2
b) c10-15 cGal/min/ft2
c) c15-18 cGal/min/ft2
