SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Plumbing Vocab
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
industries
,
plumbing
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is the pipe which connects directly with an individual waste pipe underneath or behind the fixture and extends to either the main - or branch vent pipe?
Water Supply System
Clean out plug
Revent pipe
Main Shutoff Valve
2. What is the complex mixture of toxic and non-toxic gases collected in a residential waste water system?
Flock
65 psi
Sewer gases
Carbon granules
3. What is the pipe fitting that has a removable plug and cleands a pipe run?
Trap
Clean out plug
Ballcock valve
Flock
4. What is the device at the bottom of a modern toilet tank that allows and stops the flow of water into the bowl?
Sludge Blanket
Reservoirs
Carbon granules
Flapper Valve
5. What part of a drainage system is used to take excess or grey water away - usually from a sink or a tub that will not contain any solid materials?
Flange
Waste pipe
Equalize air pressure
Ball or Gate valves
6. What is the container in a hydraulic system in which air or some other gas is compressed to regulate the flow of a liquid?
Horizontal supply pipes
Flange
Main Service Pipe
Air Chamber
7. When measuring pipe fittings what is the distance from one fitting that is directly in line with another fitting called?
Face to Face
Trap
Equalize air pressure
Reservoirs
8. What is a pipe that connects from the public water to a building called?
Main Service Pipe
Drain-Waste-Vent (DWV)
Vent pipe
Vent pipe
9. During the 'filtration' phase of water treatment water material is the water allowed to seep through?
Propane
Carbon granules
Syphonic and Induction
65 psi
10. Where does a household that is not connected to public or municipal draw it's potable water from?
Flux
65 psi
Private water system
Horizontal supply pipes
11. What pipe that rises out of the roof of a house regulates air pressure in the waste system pipes facilitating flow?
Sewer gases
Flange
Vent pipe
Drain-Waste-Vent (DWV)
12. What is part of the drainage system that carries off solid waste from a plumbing fixture - especially from a toilet?
soil pipe
Chlorine
Reservoirs
Air Chamber
13. What is the container in a hydraulic system in which air or some other gas is compressed to regulate the flow of a liquid?
Water Supply System
Air Chamber
Sludge Blanket
Trap
14. When measuring pipe fittings what is the distance from one fitting that is directly in line with another fitting called?
Face to Face
Water Supply System
Ballcock valve
Horizontal supply pipes
15. What is the pipe fitting that has a removable plug and cleands a pipe run?
Sludge Blanket
Clean out plug
Carbon granules
Water Supply System
16. What is the area inside a pipe fitting that accepts the end of a pipe called?
Flock
Gravity
Drain-Waste-Vent (DWV)
Flange
17. What is the name of the gas in the torch that was used to heat the copper pipes during the solddering process?
Waste pipe
Private water system
Sewer gases
Propane
18. During the 'filtration' phase of water treatment water material is the water allowed to seep through?
Carbon granules
65 psi
Sewer gases
Reservoirs
19. How many pounds-per-square-inch (psi) is the water in a normal residential plumbing system?
Syphonic and Induction
65 psi
Municipal Water System
Cross Connection
20. What are the two main components of a modern toilet?
Tank and Bowl
Revent pipe
Gravity
Sanding Screen
21. What are two types of valves used to shut off the water supply to a plumbing system? .
Syphonic and Induction
Carbon granules
Ball or Gate valves
Tank and Bowl
22. The pipe that stops sewer gases from entering the home plumbing system is called?
Face to Face
Trap
Flange
Waste pipe
23. During the 'Clarification ' phase of water treatment what is the material that is coagulated by adding aluminum sulfate to the water called?
Water Supply System
Face to Face
Flock
Ballcock valve
24. What was the name of the material used to sand or clean the ends of the copper pipes and fittings before the soldering process?
Sludge Blanket
Flapper Valve
Sanding Screen
Face to Face
25. What is a network of pipes - pumps - and storage and treatment facilities designed to deliver drinking water to homes - schools - businesses - and other users in a city or town?
Municipal Water System
Revent pipe
Flock
Syphonic and Induction
26. The portion of a water supply line which is usually under the customer's ground and conveys water from the main is called?
Cross Connection
Flock
Horizontal supply pipes
Sanding Screen
27. What is the device located inside the toilet tank that starts and stops the flow of water?
Tank and Bowl
Sewer gases
Cross Connection
Ballcock valve
28. What is the pipe which connects directly with an individual waste pipe underneath or behind the fixture and extends to either the main - or branch vent pipe?
Propane
Waste pipe
Syphonic and Induction
Revent pipe
29. What are the two forces that cause the bowl of a modern toilet to empty it's contents?
Syphonic and Induction
Chlorine
Main Service Pipe
Reservoirs
30. In modern plumbing - what is the system that removes greywater aka wastewater from a building and regulates air pressure?
65 psi
Equalize air pressure
Horizontal supply pipes
Drain-Waste-Vent (DWV)
31. What part of a drainage system is used to take excess or grey water away - usually from a sink or a tub that will not contain any solid materials?
Waste pipe
Private water system
green
Vent pipe
32. Where do large cities get their drinking water from?
Sanding Screen
Reservoirs
Main Service Pipe
Main Shutoff Valve
33. When heating copper pipe to solder a joint - what color will the flame turn to indicate a proper temperture has been reached to start melting the solder?
Water Supply System
Private water system
green
Air Chamber
34. The pipe that stops sewer gases from entering the home plumbing system is called?
Main Shutoff Valve
Trap
Main Shutoff Valve
Flange
35. What is a pipe that connects from the public water to a building called?
Clean out plug
Main Service Pipe
Face to Face
Air Chamber
36. What is the term use to describe a balanced air flow that allows easy water flow within a plumbing system?
green
Equalize air pressure
Carbon granules
Flange
37. During the 'Clarification ' phase of water treatment what is the material that is coagulated by adding aluminum sulfate to the water called?
Main Shutoff Valve
Ballcock valve
Private water system
Flock
38. What is the term use to describe a balanced air flow that allows easy water flow within a plumbing system?
Chlorine
Sludge Blanket
Clean out plug
Equalize air pressure
39. What is a system that cleans water and is pumped to homes and buildings?
Water Supply System
Private water system
Carbon granules
65 psi
40. What is the device at the bottom of a modern toilet tank that allows and stops the flow of water into the bowl?
Ball or Gate valves
Air Chamber
Flapper Valve
Sewer gases
41. What is the valve that controls flow of water into a building?
Vent pipe
Carbon granules
Main Shutoff Valve
Face to Face
42. What is the name of the gas in the torch that was used to heat the copper pipes during the solddering process?
Syphonic and Induction
Propane
Chlorine
Private water system
43. What is the complex mixture of toxic and non-toxic gases collected in a residential waste water system?
Municipal Water System
Sewer gases
Sanding Screen
Chlorine
44. What is a network of pipes - pumps - and storage and treatment facilities designed to deliver drinking water to homes - schools - businesses - and other users in a city or town?
Sludge Blanket
Water Supply System
Municipal Water System
Clean out plug
45. What is the valve that controls flow of water into a building?
Tank and Bowl
Main Shutoff Valve
Reservoirs
Flange
46. What are the two forces that cause the bowl of a modern toilet to empty it's contents?
Flange
Trap
Tank and Bowl
Syphonic and Induction
47. What was the name of the material used to sand or clean the ends of the copper pipes and fittings before the soldering process?
Equalize air pressure
Air Chamber
Sanding Screen
Flange
48. What are two types of valves used to shut off the water supply to a plumbing system? .
Clean out plug
Ball or Gate valves
Propane
Sanding Screen
49. What acid like substance is used as an etch to clean the surface of copper during the process of Soldering?
Gravity
Flux
Drain-Waste-Vent (DWV)
Propane
50. During the final steps of the 'Filtration' phase of water purification what chemical is added to the water in order to kill any harmful bacteria?
Private water system
Tank and Bowl
Vent pipe
Chlorine