955 UPDATED PRACTICE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Why is it bad to mix cleaning chemicals? - ✔✔Can produce a poisonous gas
✔✔What factors should be considered when erecting a ladder? - ✔✔Height of the job,
the distance the ladder is from the wall, type of job, and capacity
✔✔How far out should the bottom of a ladder go for each foot up? - ✔✔1/4
✔✔Who may remove a lockout? - ✔✔The person who put it there
✔✔Who is responsible for safety? - ✔✔Each individual
✔✔Why should you never bridge a fuse with copper wire, a bullet or other material? -
✔✔A major safety hazard to you and equipment
✔✔While working on a circuit and you are not near the circuit breaker box, what should
be done? - ✔✔Lock out and tag out equipment
✔✔If 200ftlbs of work is expanded to lift 20 lbs on to a 10 foot platform, how much is
required if a 20 foot ramp is used? - ✔✔200ftlbs
✔✔Mechanical Power is defined as - ✔✔Force times distance divided by time
✔✔Pulleys never touch in a belt and pulley configuration. - ✔✔True
✔✔Work can be defined as - ✔✔Kinetic Energy
✔✔Define Energy - ✔✔The ability to do work
✔✔Why would a stethoscope be used on a conveyor system? - ✔✔Listen for bad
bearings
✔✔What tool is best suited to remove debris from a grind stone? - ✔✔Dressing Tool
✔✔What tool is normally used to punch holes in sheet metal? - ✔✔Metal Punch
✔✔What is a counter sink bit use for? - ✔✔Used to make a recess, cone shaped holes
and counter sink screws
✔✔What is the best tool for resurfacing the face of a chisel? - ✔✔Grinder
, ✔✔What is used to remove the rough edge of a freshly cut pipe? - ✔✔Reamer
✔✔What tool is used to remove the head of a rivet? - ✔✔Metal Chisel
✔✔A VOM should be turned to what setting when not in use? - ✔✔Off
✔✔If testing 120 VAC on a VOM meter set on Ohm X 1k, what would be the reading? -
✔✔Overload
✔✔Solder is made of lead and tin, what is the % of each? - ✔✔40% Lead, 60% Tin
✔✔What kind of solder is used on electronic circuits? - ✔✔60-40 Rosin Core
✔✔What does a good solder connector look like? - ✔✔Smooth and Shiny
✔✔Why is the tip of a solder iron tinned? - ✔✔To clean the tip for better soldering
✔✔What metal is the tip of a solder iron normally made of? - ✔✔Copper
✔✔A cold solder joint increases what? - ✔✔Resistance
✔✔What is the best device for soldering a transistor on a PC board? - ✔✔Pencil type
soldering iron
✔✔2 pipes with beveled edges are to be welded. What is the first weld called? -
✔✔Tack
✔✔Why is after heating used for a weld? - ✔✔To relax the constriction of the filler
✔✔What is a shear pin used for? - ✔✔A mechanical fuse designed to break under
specific torque
✔✔Which has the highest viscosity? - ✔✔Honey
✔✔When a device or wire is shorted, what is the indication in the circuit? - ✔✔High
Current and Low Resistance
✔✔What is used to protect electronic equipment from electrostatic discharge? -
✔✔Wearing a grounded wrist strap
✔✔A logic gate has multiple inputs and one output. When any of the inputs is high, the
output is high. What type of gate is it? - ✔✔OR
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Why is it bad to mix cleaning chemicals? - ✔✔Can produce a poisonous gas
✔✔What factors should be considered when erecting a ladder? - ✔✔Height of the job,
the distance the ladder is from the wall, type of job, and capacity
✔✔How far out should the bottom of a ladder go for each foot up? - ✔✔1/4
✔✔Who may remove a lockout? - ✔✔The person who put it there
✔✔Who is responsible for safety? - ✔✔Each individual
✔✔Why should you never bridge a fuse with copper wire, a bullet or other material? -
✔✔A major safety hazard to you and equipment
✔✔While working on a circuit and you are not near the circuit breaker box, what should
be done? - ✔✔Lock out and tag out equipment
✔✔If 200ftlbs of work is expanded to lift 20 lbs on to a 10 foot platform, how much is
required if a 20 foot ramp is used? - ✔✔200ftlbs
✔✔Mechanical Power is defined as - ✔✔Force times distance divided by time
✔✔Pulleys never touch in a belt and pulley configuration. - ✔✔True
✔✔Work can be defined as - ✔✔Kinetic Energy
✔✔Define Energy - ✔✔The ability to do work
✔✔Why would a stethoscope be used on a conveyor system? - ✔✔Listen for bad
bearings
✔✔What tool is best suited to remove debris from a grind stone? - ✔✔Dressing Tool
✔✔What tool is normally used to punch holes in sheet metal? - ✔✔Metal Punch
✔✔What is a counter sink bit use for? - ✔✔Used to make a recess, cone shaped holes
and counter sink screws
✔✔What is the best tool for resurfacing the face of a chisel? - ✔✔Grinder
, ✔✔What is used to remove the rough edge of a freshly cut pipe? - ✔✔Reamer
✔✔What tool is used to remove the head of a rivet? - ✔✔Metal Chisel
✔✔A VOM should be turned to what setting when not in use? - ✔✔Off
✔✔If testing 120 VAC on a VOM meter set on Ohm X 1k, what would be the reading? -
✔✔Overload
✔✔Solder is made of lead and tin, what is the % of each? - ✔✔40% Lead, 60% Tin
✔✔What kind of solder is used on electronic circuits? - ✔✔60-40 Rosin Core
✔✔What does a good solder connector look like? - ✔✔Smooth and Shiny
✔✔Why is the tip of a solder iron tinned? - ✔✔To clean the tip for better soldering
✔✔What metal is the tip of a solder iron normally made of? - ✔✔Copper
✔✔A cold solder joint increases what? - ✔✔Resistance
✔✔What is the best device for soldering a transistor on a PC board? - ✔✔Pencil type
soldering iron
✔✔2 pipes with beveled edges are to be welded. What is the first weld called? -
✔✔Tack
✔✔Why is after heating used for a weld? - ✔✔To relax the constriction of the filler
✔✔What is a shear pin used for? - ✔✔A mechanical fuse designed to break under
specific torque
✔✔Which has the highest viscosity? - ✔✔Honey
✔✔When a device or wire is shorted, what is the indication in the circuit? - ✔✔High
Current and Low Resistance
✔✔What is used to protect electronic equipment from electrostatic discharge? -
✔✔Wearing a grounded wrist strap
✔✔A logic gate has multiple inputs and one output. When any of the inputs is high, the
output is high. What type of gate is it? - ✔✔OR
