NFPA 1002 Pump Ops Practice Test
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1. The purpose of the fire pump is to supply water Volume
at the required pressure and
2. Water m ay be delivered to a fire pump by the All of the above
following means
3. What is the purpose of looking under a truck To inspect for fluid leaks
during vehicle inspections?
4. When building collapse is a possibility, trucks One and a half times the height of the
should be placed a minimum distance of building
_________________.
5. Optimum water volume can be achieved while 3 meters below the pump
drafting from a source
6. What is the advantage of stopping short of the Allows the hose to curve and prevent
hydrant outlet? kinks
7. Which of the following is an advantage of using High availability
water as an extinguishing agent?
8. The roughness of the inner liner of a hose is Coefficient of friction
commonly called the ____________________.
9. What is the best method to prevent water ham- Open and close valves and nozzles
mer? slowly
10. Surge of energy in the opposite direction Water hammer
caused by suddenly stopping water moving
through a hose or pipe
11. Any pressure less than atmospheric pressure Vacuum
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12. That part of total available pressure not used to Residual Pressure
overcome friction loss or gravity
13. Stored potential energy available to force water Static pressure
through pipe, fittings, fire hose, and adapters.
14. If a firefighter operating a nozzle, switches the Increasing the nozzle pressure
setting from high to medium without telling
the pump operator he will be:
15. Most constant flow hand nozzles are de- 700 kPa
signed to operate at a nozzle pressure of
__________________.
16. A solid master stream device should be operat- 560 kPa
ed at _____________________.
17. You are operating a 3000 l/min pump at 1000 Decreasing the potential flow of water
kPa. If you increase the pressure to 1400 kPa,
you would be:
18. For which of the following types of nozzles is Adjustable literage
it important for the firefighter to communicate
the nozzle setting with the pump operator.
19. Which of the following is not a significant factor Water temperature
in calculating friction loss?
20. How much friction loss should be added to any 175 kPa
calculations involving master stream devices?
21. Friction loss factor for rise in elevation is 10 kPa per meter
____________________.
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1. The purpose of the fire pump is to supply water Volume
at the required pressure and
2. Water m ay be delivered to a fire pump by the All of the above
following means
3. What is the purpose of looking under a truck To inspect for fluid leaks
during vehicle inspections?
4. When building collapse is a possibility, trucks One and a half times the height of the
should be placed a minimum distance of building
_________________.
5. Optimum water volume can be achieved while 3 meters below the pump
drafting from a source
6. What is the advantage of stopping short of the Allows the hose to curve and prevent
hydrant outlet? kinks
7. Which of the following is an advantage of using High availability
water as an extinguishing agent?
8. The roughness of the inner liner of a hose is Coefficient of friction
commonly called the ____________________.
9. What is the best method to prevent water ham- Open and close valves and nozzles
mer? slowly
10. Surge of energy in the opposite direction Water hammer
caused by suddenly stopping water moving
through a hose or pipe
11. Any pressure less than atmospheric pressure Vacuum
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, NFPA 1002 Pump Ops Practice Test
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_h24oyl
12. That part of total available pressure not used to Residual Pressure
overcome friction loss or gravity
13. Stored potential energy available to force water Static pressure
through pipe, fittings, fire hose, and adapters.
14. If a firefighter operating a nozzle, switches the Increasing the nozzle pressure
setting from high to medium without telling
the pump operator he will be:
15. Most constant flow hand nozzles are de- 700 kPa
signed to operate at a nozzle pressure of
__________________.
16. A solid master stream device should be operat- 560 kPa
ed at _____________________.
17. You are operating a 3000 l/min pump at 1000 Decreasing the potential flow of water
kPa. If you increase the pressure to 1400 kPa,
you would be:
18. For which of the following types of nozzles is Adjustable literage
it important for the firefighter to communicate
the nozzle setting with the pump operator.
19. Which of the following is not a significant factor Water temperature
in calculating friction loss?
20. How much friction loss should be added to any 175 kPa
calculations involving master stream devices?
21. Friction loss factor for rise in elevation is 10 kPa per meter
____________________.
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