ASQ Calibration Technician
Certification Practice Questions with
Correct Answers
The SI unit of length is the - ANSWER✔✔-Meter
The Pascal, the SI unit of pressure, is - ANSWER✔✔-A derived SI unit
Which SI multipliers have abbreviations in capital letters? - ANSWER✔✔-Those with
factors > 1000
The speed of light is considered to be a constant - ANSWER✔✔-When used for
standards work
The melting point of Gallium is a fixed point in the ITS-90 temperature system. The
uncertainty of the value of this temperature is - ANSWER✔✔-Zero
A certificate for a traceable calibration must show evidence to support - ANSWER✔✔-
The existence of a traceability path is needed for an audit
The realization of a temperature fixed point is - ANSWER✔✔-A physical object such as
a freezing point cell
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,Traceability is required when operating under ISO 9001 and related standards -
ANSWER✔✔-At every step of the calibration pyramid below national measurement
standards
The ACME company's calibration procedure for their model VU-1 sound level meter
calls for the exclusive use of ACME sound level calibrator model SLC-1. A technician
has a rush job to calibrate a VU-1, but the SLC-1 is back at the factory in Europe for
repair and calibration. He/she should - ANSWER✔✔-Stop work and notify the
customer that the calibration cannot be completed until the proper IM&TE is available
In order to calibrate a digital ammeter, it is necessary to have - ANSWER✔✔-A source
or generator of current
The base SI unit for electrical quantities is - ANSWER✔✔-Ampere
One gram of oxygen gas is released into a box 10 cm on a side. What is the SI density of
the gas inside the box when equilibrium is reached? - ANSWER✔✔-1.0 kg/m^3
One million nanofarads is the same as - ANSWER✔✔-One millifarad
Scales and balances should be calibrated after they are moved because - ANSWER✔✔-
Gravity is different in different places and internal mechanisms may have been affected
A triple point of water cell is - ANSWER✔✔-A device for sourcing temperature
Substitution of standards - ANSWER✔✔-May be done if technically feasible and not
forbidden by procedure
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, Which of the following measuring systems is a resistance-temperature device (RTD)? -
ANSWER✔✔-Thermistor
Having traceable reference standards and providing traceable calibrations for a
laboratory's customers is necessary when - ANSWER✔✔-These customers need to
provide traceability to their customers
An optical pyrometer measures temperature by determining - ANSWER✔✔-The color
of the light from a hot body
An intrinsic standard - ANSWER✔✔-Will realize the unit for which it is a reference
when operated properly
The largest single contributor to the uncertainty of dimensional measurements is -
ANSWER✔✔-Temperature
The SI unit for time is based on - ANSWER✔✔-An atomic vibration
Which of the following notations accepted for use with the SI is preferred for the
volume of a gallon of milk? - ANSWER✔✔-3.785 L (1 U.S. gallon)
Carl Sagan, on his television series, might have said "Thank you for spending these
billions and billions of nanoseconds with me." How long a time interval is 1800 billion
ns? Note - use the U.S. definition of billion, e.g. 10^9 - ANSWER✔✔-Half an hour
Gravitational corrections are always required for - ANSWER✔✔-Measurements in
which a weight opposes a spring force
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Certification Practice Questions with
Correct Answers
The SI unit of length is the - ANSWER✔✔-Meter
The Pascal, the SI unit of pressure, is - ANSWER✔✔-A derived SI unit
Which SI multipliers have abbreviations in capital letters? - ANSWER✔✔-Those with
factors > 1000
The speed of light is considered to be a constant - ANSWER✔✔-When used for
standards work
The melting point of Gallium is a fixed point in the ITS-90 temperature system. The
uncertainty of the value of this temperature is - ANSWER✔✔-Zero
A certificate for a traceable calibration must show evidence to support - ANSWER✔✔-
The existence of a traceability path is needed for an audit
The realization of a temperature fixed point is - ANSWER✔✔-A physical object such as
a freezing point cell
COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,Traceability is required when operating under ISO 9001 and related standards -
ANSWER✔✔-At every step of the calibration pyramid below national measurement
standards
The ACME company's calibration procedure for their model VU-1 sound level meter
calls for the exclusive use of ACME sound level calibrator model SLC-1. A technician
has a rush job to calibrate a VU-1, but the SLC-1 is back at the factory in Europe for
repair and calibration. He/she should - ANSWER✔✔-Stop work and notify the
customer that the calibration cannot be completed until the proper IM&TE is available
In order to calibrate a digital ammeter, it is necessary to have - ANSWER✔✔-A source
or generator of current
The base SI unit for electrical quantities is - ANSWER✔✔-Ampere
One gram of oxygen gas is released into a box 10 cm on a side. What is the SI density of
the gas inside the box when equilibrium is reached? - ANSWER✔✔-1.0 kg/m^3
One million nanofarads is the same as - ANSWER✔✔-One millifarad
Scales and balances should be calibrated after they are moved because - ANSWER✔✔-
Gravity is different in different places and internal mechanisms may have been affected
A triple point of water cell is - ANSWER✔✔-A device for sourcing temperature
Substitution of standards - ANSWER✔✔-May be done if technically feasible and not
forbidden by procedure
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, Which of the following measuring systems is a resistance-temperature device (RTD)? -
ANSWER✔✔-Thermistor
Having traceable reference standards and providing traceable calibrations for a
laboratory's customers is necessary when - ANSWER✔✔-These customers need to
provide traceability to their customers
An optical pyrometer measures temperature by determining - ANSWER✔✔-The color
of the light from a hot body
An intrinsic standard - ANSWER✔✔-Will realize the unit for which it is a reference
when operated properly
The largest single contributor to the uncertainty of dimensional measurements is -
ANSWER✔✔-Temperature
The SI unit for time is based on - ANSWER✔✔-An atomic vibration
Which of the following notations accepted for use with the SI is preferred for the
volume of a gallon of milk? - ANSWER✔✔-3.785 L (1 U.S. gallon)
Carl Sagan, on his television series, might have said "Thank you for spending these
billions and billions of nanoseconds with me." How long a time interval is 1800 billion
ns? Note - use the U.S. definition of billion, e.g. 10^9 - ANSWER✔✔-Half an hour
Gravitational corrections are always required for - ANSWER✔✔-Measurements in
which a weight opposes a spring force
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