WFSM VOLUME 2 - WATER AND FUEL
SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE
FUNDAMENTALS, VALVES, AND PUMPS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
In which storage area would you find routinely used, high-use materials, such as
polyvinyl
chloride (PVC) pipe, glue, cleaner, and nails?
a. Residue holding area.
b. Holding area.
c. Shop stock.
d. Bench stock. - ANSWER-d. Bench stock
What happens when an individual planning a job orders the incorrect material by
mistake?
a. Civil engineering (CE) must accept the material, even if it cannot be used for that job.
b. Incorrect materials that are actually delivered are returned at the sender's expense.
c. The individual who ordered the incorrect materials is entered into training.
d. The individual who planned the job pays for the incorrect material. - ANSWER-a. Civil
Engineering (CE) must accept the material, even if it cannot be used for that job
What type of work is not part of preventive maintenance (PM)?
a. Utilities operations.
b. Utilities maintenance.
c. Facility maintenance.
d. Equipment maintenance. - ANSWER-a. Utilities operations.
Which plan shows a top view of the building as if the top was cut off (cross-sectional)?
a. Mechanical plan.
b. Foundation plan.
c. Elevation plan.
d. Floor plan. - ANSWER-d. Floor plan.
What do you do to a base utility map any time you make a change in a utility system?
a. Discard the old prints.
b. Never modify original prints.
, c. Have all original prints cleared through engineering.
d. Note changes on prints and notify engineering for updates. - ANSWER-d. Note
changes on prints and notify engineering for updates.
What three views are used in working sketches?
a. Isometric, back, and side.
b. Top, side, and isometric.
c. Front, back, and side.
d. Back, top, and front. - ANSWER-b. Top, side, and isometric.
What written documents explain points that are not readily explained by drawings?
a. Base utilities maps.
b. Working sketches.
c. Bill of materials (BOM).
d. Specifications. - ANSWER-d. Specifications.
What formula is used to calculate chemical feed rate in pounds per day?
a. Perimeter.
b. Volume.
c. Dosing.
d. Area. - ANSWER-c. Dosing.
What is defined as the vertical distance from the surface of water to the point of use?
a. Head.
b. Weight.
c. Volume.
d. Velocity. - ANSWER-a. Head.
What is osmotic pressure?
a. The passing of air from an area of low-salt concentration to an area of high
concentration.
b. The passing of water from an area of low-salt concentration to an area of high
concentration.
c. It is like atmospheric pressure, but it does not include ozones.
d. It is like atmospheric pressure, but it includes ozones. - ANSWER-b. The passing of
water from an area of low-salt concentration to an area of high concentration.
What is the study of the composition of matter?
a. Biology.
b. Chemistry.
c. Ecology.
SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE
FUNDAMENTALS, VALVES, AND PUMPS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
In which storage area would you find routinely used, high-use materials, such as
polyvinyl
chloride (PVC) pipe, glue, cleaner, and nails?
a. Residue holding area.
b. Holding area.
c. Shop stock.
d. Bench stock. - ANSWER-d. Bench stock
What happens when an individual planning a job orders the incorrect material by
mistake?
a. Civil engineering (CE) must accept the material, even if it cannot be used for that job.
b. Incorrect materials that are actually delivered are returned at the sender's expense.
c. The individual who ordered the incorrect materials is entered into training.
d. The individual who planned the job pays for the incorrect material. - ANSWER-a. Civil
Engineering (CE) must accept the material, even if it cannot be used for that job
What type of work is not part of preventive maintenance (PM)?
a. Utilities operations.
b. Utilities maintenance.
c. Facility maintenance.
d. Equipment maintenance. - ANSWER-a. Utilities operations.
Which plan shows a top view of the building as if the top was cut off (cross-sectional)?
a. Mechanical plan.
b. Foundation plan.
c. Elevation plan.
d. Floor plan. - ANSWER-d. Floor plan.
What do you do to a base utility map any time you make a change in a utility system?
a. Discard the old prints.
b. Never modify original prints.
, c. Have all original prints cleared through engineering.
d. Note changes on prints and notify engineering for updates. - ANSWER-d. Note
changes on prints and notify engineering for updates.
What three views are used in working sketches?
a. Isometric, back, and side.
b. Top, side, and isometric.
c. Front, back, and side.
d. Back, top, and front. - ANSWER-b. Top, side, and isometric.
What written documents explain points that are not readily explained by drawings?
a. Base utilities maps.
b. Working sketches.
c. Bill of materials (BOM).
d. Specifications. - ANSWER-d. Specifications.
What formula is used to calculate chemical feed rate in pounds per day?
a. Perimeter.
b. Volume.
c. Dosing.
d. Area. - ANSWER-c. Dosing.
What is defined as the vertical distance from the surface of water to the point of use?
a. Head.
b. Weight.
c. Volume.
d. Velocity. - ANSWER-a. Head.
What is osmotic pressure?
a. The passing of air from an area of low-salt concentration to an area of high
concentration.
b. The passing of water from an area of low-salt concentration to an area of high
concentration.
c. It is like atmospheric pressure, but it does not include ozones.
d. It is like atmospheric pressure, but it includes ozones. - ANSWER-b. The passing of
water from an area of low-salt concentration to an area of high concentration.
What is the study of the composition of matter?
a. Biology.
b. Chemistry.
c. Ecology.
