AWWA Practice Test Study Guide Actual
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A DOUBLE CHECK BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY TEST AND
MAINTENANCE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION EXCEPT THE:
A) ADDRESS OF THE INSTALLATIONB) SERIAL NUMBER OF THE
ASSEMBLY
C) TEST RESULTS OF CHECK VALVE NUMBER ONE (1)
D) TEST RESULTS OF CHECK VALVE NUMBER TWO (2)
E) DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE READING
E) DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE READING
THE BY-PASS LINE OF AN APPROVED BACKFLOW PREVENTION
ASSEMBLY MUST CONTAIN AN APPROVED ASSEMBLY OF EQUAL:
A) CORROSION RESISTANCE
B) FLOW CAPACITY
C) PROTECTION
D) SIZE
E) TEMPERATURE RATING
C) PROTECTION
AN ATMOSPHERIC TYPE VACUUM BREAKER SHALL NOT BE SUBJECTED
TO WATER PRESSURE FOR PERIODS THAN ______ HOURS.
A) SIX (6)
,B) EIGHT (8)
C) TWELVE (12)
D) TWENTY-FOUR (24)
E) NONE OF THE ABOVE
C) TWELVE (12)
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A PERFECT VACUUM AT SEA LEVEL TO RAISE
WATER IN A PIPE APPROXIMATELY _________ FEET.
A) TWENTY-FIVE (25)
B) THIRTY (30)
C) THIRTY-TWO (32)
D) THIRTY-FOUR (34)
E) THIRTY-SIX (36)
D) THIRTY-FOUR (34)
WHAT IS THE MOST DESIRABLE PLACE TO INSTALL A BACKFLOW
PREVENTION DEVICE AND/OR ASSEMBLY?
A) IN A REINFORCED CONCRETE PIT
B) IN AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION ABOVE GROUND
C) UNDERGROUND, WITH A MINIMUM OF TWELVE (12) INCHES OF
COVER
D) AT OR ABOVE CEILING HEIGHT, TO PROTECT IT FROM VANDALISM
E) BEHIND THE BOILER OR EQUIPMENT SERVED, SO IT CAN BE
WORKED ON WHEN THE EQUIPMENT IS REMOVED
B) IN AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION ABOVE GROUND
,WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN WATER
CONTAMINATION THROUGH A CROSS-CONNECTION?
A) A VACUUM CREATED BY THE IMPROPER USE OF WATER HAMMER
ARRESTERS
B) THE USE OF SELF CLOSING LAVATORY FAUCETS
C) TURNING OFF SERVICE TO A MULTI-STORY BUILDING AND
ALLOWING THE WATER SUPPLY TO DRAIN
D) A VACUUM CREATED BY THE USE OF QUICK CLOSING VALVES ON
THE LOWER FLOORS OF A BUILDING EXCEEDING TEN (10) FLOORS IN
HEIGHT
E) THE INSTALLATION OF WATER CONSERVING FIXTURES, INTO A
BUILDING DESIGNED PRIOR TO THEIR REQUIRED US
C) TURNING OFF SERVICE TO A MULTI-STORY BUILDING AND
ALLOWING THE WATER SUPPLY TO DRAIN
WHAT IS ANOTHER TERM THAT DESCRIBES WATER QUALITY AS A
HEALTH HAZARD RESULTING FROM BACKFLOW?
A) ISOLATION
B) CONTAMINATION
C) CROSS-CONNECTION
D) POLLUTION
E) CONTAINED
B) CONTAMINATION
THE VENTURI EFFECT STATES THAT WHEN THE WATER VELOCITY
WITHIN THE PIPE INCREASES, THE PRESSURE:\
, A) WILL INCREASE PROPORTIONATELY
B) WILL REMAIN CONSTANT
C) COMPRESSES EXCESS VOLUMES OF WATER
D) DECREASES
E) CREATES BACKPRESSURE
D) DECREASES
THE DEGREE OF HAZARD IS:
A) THE ACCEPTABLE TEMPERATURE RANGE OF A NON-POTABLE
WATER SOURCE
B) THE ANGLE OF THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER
C) BASED UPON THE QUALITY OF A NON POTABLE WATER SOURCE
D) DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CROSS-CONNECTION AND THE BACKFLOW
PREVENTER
E) THE ENGINEER’S SPECIFIED ELEVATION OF NON-POTABLE PIPING
C) BASED UPON THE QUALITY OF A NON POTABLE WATER SOURCE
BACKFLOW MAY BE DESCRIBED AS EITHER:
A) BACKPRESSURE OR BACKSIPHONAGE
B) CONTAMINATION OR POLLUTION
C) CONTAINMENT AND ISOLATION
D) DIRECT AND/OR INDIRECT
E) HIGH TEMPERATURE OR LOW TEMPERATURE
A) BACKPRESSURE OR BACKSIPHONAGE
2026 Questions And 100% Correct Answers
Top Rated
A DOUBLE CHECK BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY TEST AND
MAINTENANCE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION EXCEPT THE:
A) ADDRESS OF THE INSTALLATIONB) SERIAL NUMBER OF THE
ASSEMBLY
C) TEST RESULTS OF CHECK VALVE NUMBER ONE (1)
D) TEST RESULTS OF CHECK VALVE NUMBER TWO (2)
E) DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE READING
E) DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE READING
THE BY-PASS LINE OF AN APPROVED BACKFLOW PREVENTION
ASSEMBLY MUST CONTAIN AN APPROVED ASSEMBLY OF EQUAL:
A) CORROSION RESISTANCE
B) FLOW CAPACITY
C) PROTECTION
D) SIZE
E) TEMPERATURE RATING
C) PROTECTION
AN ATMOSPHERIC TYPE VACUUM BREAKER SHALL NOT BE SUBJECTED
TO WATER PRESSURE FOR PERIODS THAN ______ HOURS.
A) SIX (6)
,B) EIGHT (8)
C) TWELVE (12)
D) TWENTY-FOUR (24)
E) NONE OF THE ABOVE
C) TWELVE (12)
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A PERFECT VACUUM AT SEA LEVEL TO RAISE
WATER IN A PIPE APPROXIMATELY _________ FEET.
A) TWENTY-FIVE (25)
B) THIRTY (30)
C) THIRTY-TWO (32)
D) THIRTY-FOUR (34)
E) THIRTY-SIX (36)
D) THIRTY-FOUR (34)
WHAT IS THE MOST DESIRABLE PLACE TO INSTALL A BACKFLOW
PREVENTION DEVICE AND/OR ASSEMBLY?
A) IN A REINFORCED CONCRETE PIT
B) IN AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION ABOVE GROUND
C) UNDERGROUND, WITH A MINIMUM OF TWELVE (12) INCHES OF
COVER
D) AT OR ABOVE CEILING HEIGHT, TO PROTECT IT FROM VANDALISM
E) BEHIND THE BOILER OR EQUIPMENT SERVED, SO IT CAN BE
WORKED ON WHEN THE EQUIPMENT IS REMOVED
B) IN AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION ABOVE GROUND
,WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN WATER
CONTAMINATION THROUGH A CROSS-CONNECTION?
A) A VACUUM CREATED BY THE IMPROPER USE OF WATER HAMMER
ARRESTERS
B) THE USE OF SELF CLOSING LAVATORY FAUCETS
C) TURNING OFF SERVICE TO A MULTI-STORY BUILDING AND
ALLOWING THE WATER SUPPLY TO DRAIN
D) A VACUUM CREATED BY THE USE OF QUICK CLOSING VALVES ON
THE LOWER FLOORS OF A BUILDING EXCEEDING TEN (10) FLOORS IN
HEIGHT
E) THE INSTALLATION OF WATER CONSERVING FIXTURES, INTO A
BUILDING DESIGNED PRIOR TO THEIR REQUIRED US
C) TURNING OFF SERVICE TO A MULTI-STORY BUILDING AND
ALLOWING THE WATER SUPPLY TO DRAIN
WHAT IS ANOTHER TERM THAT DESCRIBES WATER QUALITY AS A
HEALTH HAZARD RESULTING FROM BACKFLOW?
A) ISOLATION
B) CONTAMINATION
C) CROSS-CONNECTION
D) POLLUTION
E) CONTAINED
B) CONTAMINATION
THE VENTURI EFFECT STATES THAT WHEN THE WATER VELOCITY
WITHIN THE PIPE INCREASES, THE PRESSURE:\
, A) WILL INCREASE PROPORTIONATELY
B) WILL REMAIN CONSTANT
C) COMPRESSES EXCESS VOLUMES OF WATER
D) DECREASES
E) CREATES BACKPRESSURE
D) DECREASES
THE DEGREE OF HAZARD IS:
A) THE ACCEPTABLE TEMPERATURE RANGE OF A NON-POTABLE
WATER SOURCE
B) THE ANGLE OF THE BACKFLOW PREVENTER
C) BASED UPON THE QUALITY OF A NON POTABLE WATER SOURCE
D) DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CROSS-CONNECTION AND THE BACKFLOW
PREVENTER
E) THE ENGINEER’S SPECIFIED ELEVATION OF NON-POTABLE PIPING
C) BASED UPON THE QUALITY OF A NON POTABLE WATER SOURCE
BACKFLOW MAY BE DESCRIBED AS EITHER:
A) BACKPRESSURE OR BACKSIPHONAGE
B) CONTAMINATION OR POLLUTION
C) CONTAINMENT AND ISOLATION
D) DIRECT AND/OR INDIRECT
E) HIGH TEMPERATURE OR LOW TEMPERATURE
A) BACKPRESSURE OR BACKSIPHONAGE
