chapter 16 Water supply questions with
100% complete solutions
Municipal water systems - correct answer ✔✔furnish water under pressure through fire
hydrants
Static water source - correct answer ✔✔A water source such as a pond, river, stream, or other
body of water that is not under pressure.
Dry Hydrant - correct answer ✔✔Pipe with a strainer on one end and a connection for a hard
suction hose on the other end to provide quick and reliable access to a static water source.
Portable pump - correct answer ✔✔Deliver 500 GPM.
Mobile water supply apparatus - correct answer ✔✔Deliver water to fight fires in rural areas.
FD tanker carry 1000 to 3500 gallons of water
Portable tank - correct answer ✔✔Hold between 600 and 5000 gallons.
+Tanker is used to fill portable tanks.
Gravity-feed system - correct answer ✔✔A water distribution system that depends on gravity to
provide the required pressure. The system storage is usually located at a higher elevation than
the end users.
Elevated water storage towers - correct answer ✔✔An above-ground water storage tank that is
designed to maintain pressure on a water distribution system.
100% complete solutions
Municipal water systems - correct answer ✔✔furnish water under pressure through fire
hydrants
Static water source - correct answer ✔✔A water source such as a pond, river, stream, or other
body of water that is not under pressure.
Dry Hydrant - correct answer ✔✔Pipe with a strainer on one end and a connection for a hard
suction hose on the other end to provide quick and reliable access to a static water source.
Portable pump - correct answer ✔✔Deliver 500 GPM.
Mobile water supply apparatus - correct answer ✔✔Deliver water to fight fires in rural areas.
FD tanker carry 1000 to 3500 gallons of water
Portable tank - correct answer ✔✔Hold between 600 and 5000 gallons.
+Tanker is used to fill portable tanks.
Gravity-feed system - correct answer ✔✔A water distribution system that depends on gravity to
provide the required pressure. The system storage is usually located at a higher elevation than
the end users.
Elevated water storage towers - correct answer ✔✔An above-ground water storage tank that is
designed to maintain pressure on a water distribution system.
