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MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIST GRADE 1 CWEA
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What is an oxygen-acetylene torch? - (answers)A welding torch that uses fuel gas
and oxygen to weld or cut metals
What does CMMS stand for? - (answers)Computerized Maintenance Management
System
What does OMM stand for? - (answers)Operations and Maintenance Manual
What does SOP stand for? - (answers)Standard Operating Procedure
What does SCADA stand for? - (answers)Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
What does SDS stand for? - (answers)Safety Data Sheet
What does LOTO stand for? - (answers)Lock Out Tag Out
What does PPE stand for? - (answers)Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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What are some examples of PPE? - (answers)Safety glasses, hard hat, gloves, ear
protection, chemical aprons, respirator, face shield, hazmat suit
What does HVAC stand for? - (answers)Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
What is the definition of an engine? - (answers)A machine designed to convert
energy into useful mechanical motion
In terms of lubrication, what is required for a sealed ball bearing? - (answers)It
does not need to be lubricated under normal use
What is the purpose of a breakaway switch? - (answers)To apply the breaks on a
trailer in the event of a trailer release from a vehicle
What type of saw is used to cut metallic materials? - (answers)Hacksaw
What type of saw is used to cut intricate external shapes and interior cut-outs in
woodworking and carpentry? - (answers)A coping saw
What type of saw is used to cut wood perpendicular to (across) the wood grain? -
(answers)A Crosscut saw
What type of saw is used to cut wood in the direction of the grain? - (answers)A
rip saw
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A scale on a blueprint indicates 1" = 2". What does this scale mean? -
(answers)Each line on the blueprint is shown as half of its actual size
A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is a type of .... -
(answers)tool
What problems may occur when a person works in a very hot area for a
prolonged period of time? - (answers)Heat stroke, Cramps, Exhaustion
What is the purpose of a confined space safety permit? - (answers)It ensures the
use of safety precautions and use of standard safety procedures when working in
a confined space
Why must preventative maintenance tasks be documented? - (answers)Records
are needed to show the type and frequency of maintenance of operating units
and to evaluate the effectiveness of maintenance programs
True or False : When accepting a work order, the need for speedy completion is
an integral aspect of your performance as a Maintainenance Technologist -
(answers)FALSE : It does not matter how long it takes to complete a work order,
the most important and integral aspect of your performance when completing a
work order is doing it safely and compleately
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There is an 18" wide red stripe painted on the ground around a tank. The tank is
25' high and 150' in diameter. What is the perimeter on the outer edge of the
stripe? - (answers)475.71 ft
18" = 1.5'
Perimeter = Diameter * pi = (150' + 1.5') * 3.14 = 475.71
A 12" diameter pipe, 48' long, weighs 35lbs per linear ft. What is the weight of the
total load? - (answers)1680 lbs/ft
48' * 35lbs = 1680
What is the definition of Arc Welding? - (answers)Arc Welding is a welding
process that is used to join metal to metal by using electricity to create enough
heat to melt metal, and the melted metals, when cool, result in a binding of the
metals
How does a centrifugal pump work? - (answers)Moves fluid by means of
rotational energy from rotor drives/impellers. Fluid enters the rapidly rotating
impeller along its axis and is cast out by centrifugal force along its circumference
through the impeller's vein tips
What is centrifugal force? - (answers)An outward force on a mass when it is
rotated
MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIST GRADE 1 CWEA
CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025| BRAND
NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS|
GUARANTEED VALUE PACK| ACE YOUR GRADES.
What is an oxygen-acetylene torch? - (answers)A welding torch that uses fuel gas
and oxygen to weld or cut metals
What does CMMS stand for? - (answers)Computerized Maintenance Management
System
What does OMM stand for? - (answers)Operations and Maintenance Manual
What does SOP stand for? - (answers)Standard Operating Procedure
What does SCADA stand for? - (answers)Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
What does SDS stand for? - (answers)Safety Data Sheet
What does LOTO stand for? - (answers)Lock Out Tag Out
What does PPE stand for? - (answers)Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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What are some examples of PPE? - (answers)Safety glasses, hard hat, gloves, ear
protection, chemical aprons, respirator, face shield, hazmat suit
What does HVAC stand for? - (answers)Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
What is the definition of an engine? - (answers)A machine designed to convert
energy into useful mechanical motion
In terms of lubrication, what is required for a sealed ball bearing? - (answers)It
does not need to be lubricated under normal use
What is the purpose of a breakaway switch? - (answers)To apply the breaks on a
trailer in the event of a trailer release from a vehicle
What type of saw is used to cut metallic materials? - (answers)Hacksaw
What type of saw is used to cut intricate external shapes and interior cut-outs in
woodworking and carpentry? - (answers)A coping saw
What type of saw is used to cut wood perpendicular to (across) the wood grain? -
(answers)A Crosscut saw
What type of saw is used to cut wood in the direction of the grain? - (answers)A
rip saw
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A scale on a blueprint indicates 1" = 2". What does this scale mean? -
(answers)Each line on the blueprint is shown as half of its actual size
A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is a type of .... -
(answers)tool
What problems may occur when a person works in a very hot area for a
prolonged period of time? - (answers)Heat stroke, Cramps, Exhaustion
What is the purpose of a confined space safety permit? - (answers)It ensures the
use of safety precautions and use of standard safety procedures when working in
a confined space
Why must preventative maintenance tasks be documented? - (answers)Records
are needed to show the type and frequency of maintenance of operating units
and to evaluate the effectiveness of maintenance programs
True or False : When accepting a work order, the need for speedy completion is
an integral aspect of your performance as a Maintainenance Technologist -
(answers)FALSE : It does not matter how long it takes to complete a work order,
the most important and integral aspect of your performance when completing a
work order is doing it safely and compleately
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There is an 18" wide red stripe painted on the ground around a tank. The tank is
25' high and 150' in diameter. What is the perimeter on the outer edge of the
stripe? - (answers)475.71 ft
18" = 1.5'
Perimeter = Diameter * pi = (150' + 1.5') * 3.14 = 475.71
A 12" diameter pipe, 48' long, weighs 35lbs per linear ft. What is the weight of the
total load? - (answers)1680 lbs/ft
48' * 35lbs = 1680
What is the definition of Arc Welding? - (answers)Arc Welding is a welding
process that is used to join metal to metal by using electricity to create enough
heat to melt metal, and the melted metals, when cool, result in a binding of the
metals
How does a centrifugal pump work? - (answers)Moves fluid by means of
rotational energy from rotor drives/impellers. Fluid enters the rapidly rotating
impeller along its axis and is cast out by centrifugal force along its circumference
through the impeller's vein tips
What is centrifugal force? - (answers)An outward force on a mass when it is
rotated
