RECF FUNDAMENTALS EXAMS SCRIPT 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Heat energy can be defined as __________. - ✔✔temperature
✔✔One application of a thermal system is in ___________. - ✔✔food preservation
✔✔On a Fahrenheit scale, water boils at _______ degrees. - ✔✔212
✔✔What does the safety color RED represent? - ✔✔danger/emergency and fire
equipment
✔✔What does the safety color YELLOW represent? - ✔✔walkways, railings, trip
hazards, and machine clearance areas
✔✔What does the safety color GREEN represent? - ✔✔first aid stations
✔✔What is the function of OSHA? - ✔✔to ensure a safe work place for all workers
✔✔An object manufactured by a CNC machine is an example of what kind of Rapid
Prototyping process? - ✔✔Subtractive
✔✔3D printing a object is an example of what kind of Rapid Prototyping Process? -
✔✔Additive
✔✔If you are injured, but not seriously, which of the following would you need to do? -
✔✔report it to your supervisor
✔✔Which of the following choices of footwear would be safest to wear in a workshop,
manufacturing area, or lab? - ✔✔work boots
✔✔The upper blade guide on a band saw is used to stabilize the blade when adjusting
for differing stock thicknesses. How high should the guide be above the stock to be cut?
- ✔✔no more the 0.25 in. above the stock
✔✔When cutting curves on a band saw, __ cuts should be used. - ✔✔relief
✔✔A push block would be useful and safe when thin or narrow stock is __________. -
✔✔cut on a table saw
✔✔When operating a sander, if the sanding disk come loose, one should ________. -
✔✔stop, tighten or replace the sanding disk
, ✔✔One of the most common safety issues with the drill press is ___________. -
✔✔leaving the chuck key in the drill chuck
✔✔Why would you need to adjust the speed of the drill press? - ✔✔because different
materials have different hardness
✔✔When using any power tools, it is best to know how to ______. - ✔✔operate all
switches and controls
✔✔When making any adjustments to power tools you should _________. - ✔✔unplug
the power tool
✔✔An isometric projection is a method for visually representing __________. - ✔✔three
dimensional view of an object
✔✔Which of the following is not true about an electrical schematic? - ✔✔shows an
accurate distance and scale of components in circuit
✔✔What kind of drawing requires the taking of dimensions and the creation of sketches
of existing items at a construction site? - ✔✔walk down
✔✔When you compare the actual size of the units of a project with the paper size units
of a technical drawing of that project you arrive at _____________. - ✔✔the scale factor
for the technical drawing
✔✔A person's behavior is always ethical when they _____. - ✔✔follow and expected
standard of behavior
✔✔All pages must be ____ in an engineering notebook. - ✔✔numbered and in ink
✔✔Friction is a force that acts _________. - ✔✔in an opposite direction to movement
✔✔Which scientist developed the laws of motion? - ✔✔Issac Newton
✔✔What is another name for the first law of motion? - ✔✔law of inertia
✔✔When a hammer falls from a work bench, __________. - ✔✔The kinetic energy of
the hammer increases while the potential energy decreases
✔✔A pendulum is released from a certain height, it swings through the lowest point and
swings upward. The pendulum slows and finally stalls at a height which is a little less
than the height at which it is released at. This demonstrates which of the following
_________. - ✔✔First law of motion
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Heat energy can be defined as __________. - ✔✔temperature
✔✔One application of a thermal system is in ___________. - ✔✔food preservation
✔✔On a Fahrenheit scale, water boils at _______ degrees. - ✔✔212
✔✔What does the safety color RED represent? - ✔✔danger/emergency and fire
equipment
✔✔What does the safety color YELLOW represent? - ✔✔walkways, railings, trip
hazards, and machine clearance areas
✔✔What does the safety color GREEN represent? - ✔✔first aid stations
✔✔What is the function of OSHA? - ✔✔to ensure a safe work place for all workers
✔✔An object manufactured by a CNC machine is an example of what kind of Rapid
Prototyping process? - ✔✔Subtractive
✔✔3D printing a object is an example of what kind of Rapid Prototyping Process? -
✔✔Additive
✔✔If you are injured, but not seriously, which of the following would you need to do? -
✔✔report it to your supervisor
✔✔Which of the following choices of footwear would be safest to wear in a workshop,
manufacturing area, or lab? - ✔✔work boots
✔✔The upper blade guide on a band saw is used to stabilize the blade when adjusting
for differing stock thicknesses. How high should the guide be above the stock to be cut?
- ✔✔no more the 0.25 in. above the stock
✔✔When cutting curves on a band saw, __ cuts should be used. - ✔✔relief
✔✔A push block would be useful and safe when thin or narrow stock is __________. -
✔✔cut on a table saw
✔✔When operating a sander, if the sanding disk come loose, one should ________. -
✔✔stop, tighten or replace the sanding disk
, ✔✔One of the most common safety issues with the drill press is ___________. -
✔✔leaving the chuck key in the drill chuck
✔✔Why would you need to adjust the speed of the drill press? - ✔✔because different
materials have different hardness
✔✔When using any power tools, it is best to know how to ______. - ✔✔operate all
switches and controls
✔✔When making any adjustments to power tools you should _________. - ✔✔unplug
the power tool
✔✔An isometric projection is a method for visually representing __________. - ✔✔three
dimensional view of an object
✔✔Which of the following is not true about an electrical schematic? - ✔✔shows an
accurate distance and scale of components in circuit
✔✔What kind of drawing requires the taking of dimensions and the creation of sketches
of existing items at a construction site? - ✔✔walk down
✔✔When you compare the actual size of the units of a project with the paper size units
of a technical drawing of that project you arrive at _____________. - ✔✔the scale factor
for the technical drawing
✔✔A person's behavior is always ethical when they _____. - ✔✔follow and expected
standard of behavior
✔✔All pages must be ____ in an engineering notebook. - ✔✔numbered and in ink
✔✔Friction is a force that acts _________. - ✔✔in an opposite direction to movement
✔✔Which scientist developed the laws of motion? - ✔✔Issac Newton
✔✔What is another name for the first law of motion? - ✔✔law of inertia
✔✔When a hammer falls from a work bench, __________. - ✔✔The kinetic energy of
the hammer increases while the potential energy decreases
✔✔A pendulum is released from a certain height, it swings through the lowest point and
swings upward. The pendulum slows and finally stalls at a height which is a little less
than the height at which it is released at. This demonstrates which of the following
_________. - ✔✔First law of motion
