ISA Arborist Chapter 9: Tree Support &
Lightning Protection Exam With 100%
Correct Answers
7-strand, common-grade cable - correct answers ✔✔Steel-cable construction in which seven
strands are twisted together in a spiral pattern. Used to add supplemental structural support for
trees. Terminated by wrapping onto itself.
Air terminal - correct answers ✔✔Uppermost point of a tree lightening protection system
Aircraft cable - correct answers ✔✔Steel wire rope of various constructions designated by the
number or strands in the rope and the number of wires in each strand, common for cabling in
Australia and New Zealand.
Amon-eye nut - correct answers ✔✔Specialized nut used in cabling trees that has a large eye for
attaching a cable to the threaded rod.
Anchor hardware - correct answers ✔✔Hardware to which the cable termination is affixed in a
cabling or guying installation.
Bend radius - correct answers ✔✔Radius of an object around which a line passes.
Cable aid - correct answers ✔✔Device used to tighten lags and aid in cable installation
Cable grip - correct answers ✔✔Mechanical device that grasps and holds the cable during
installation
Lightning Protection Exam With 100%
Correct Answers
7-strand, common-grade cable - correct answers ✔✔Steel-cable construction in which seven
strands are twisted together in a spiral pattern. Used to add supplemental structural support for
trees. Terminated by wrapping onto itself.
Air terminal - correct answers ✔✔Uppermost point of a tree lightening protection system
Aircraft cable - correct answers ✔✔Steel wire rope of various constructions designated by the
number or strands in the rope and the number of wires in each strand, common for cabling in
Australia and New Zealand.
Amon-eye nut - correct answers ✔✔Specialized nut used in cabling trees that has a large eye for
attaching a cable to the threaded rod.
Anchor hardware - correct answers ✔✔Hardware to which the cable termination is affixed in a
cabling or guying installation.
Bend radius - correct answers ✔✔Radius of an object around which a line passes.
Cable aid - correct answers ✔✔Device used to tighten lags and aid in cable installation
Cable grip - correct answers ✔✔Mechanical device that grasps and holds the cable during
installation
