FUNDAMENTALS OF WATER SUPPLY AND HYDRAULICS

1. __________________ ARE PRIMARILY USED TO STORE WATER FOR DOMESTIC AND

CONSUMPTIVE PURPOSES IN HOUSEHOLDS OR BUILDINGS. CISTERNS ARE TYPICALLY FOUND IN
AREAS WHERE A POTABLE WATER SOURCE IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
a. TANKS c. GRAVITY TANKS
b. SUCTION TANKS d. PRESSURE TANKS

2. _____________________ ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF MANY WATER-BASED FIRE PROTECTION

SYSTEMS. THEY ARE USED TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE (MEASURED IN PSI AND BAR) OF A
WATER SOURCE WHEN THAT SOURCE IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE SYSTEM IT’S SUPPLYING.
a. POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS c. FIRE PUMP
b. JOCKEY PUMP d. CENTRIFUGAL PUMP

3. ______________________ IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE SUPPLY WILL CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE

WATER. ANOTHER WAY AT IT IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE SUPPLY WILL FLUCTUATES IN FLOW,
PRESSURE, AND QUANTITY.
a. WATER SUPPLY c. SUPPLY LAYOUT
b. SUPPLY RELIABILITY d. WATER AVAILABILITY

4. ____________________ THIS TYPE OF HYDRANT IS OPERATED BY TURNING THE STEM NUT

LOCATED ON THE BONNET OF THE HYDRANT.
a. WET BARREL HYDRANT c. DRY BARREL HYDRANT
b. STATIC SOURCE HYDRANT d. WARM-CLIMATE HYDRANT

5. A CLASS OF HYDRANT WITH AN AVAILABLE FLOW OF 500-999GPM @20PSI RESIDUAL.

a. CLASS AA c. CLASS B
b. CLASS A d. CLASS C

6. ______________________ IS THE PROCESS OF MOVING OR DRAWING WATER AWAY FROM A

SOURCE BY A PUMP. PROCESS OF DRAWING WATER FROM STATIC SOURCE TO PUMPER.
a. SUCTION c. SIPHONING
b. DRAFTING d. ABSORBING

7. BRANCH OF HYDRAULICS THAT DEALS WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND LAWS OF FLUIDS IN MOTIONS.
THE STUDY OF LIQUIDS IN MOTION, WHEN PRESSURE FORCES ARE CONSIDERED.
a. HYDROSTATICS c. HYDRODYNAMICS
 b. HYDRAULICS d. THERMODYNAMICS

8. THESE ARE ALL PRESSURE PRINCIPLE, EXCEPT;

a. THE PRESSURE AT ANY POINT IN A LIQUID IS EQUAL IN EVERY DIRECTION.
b. THE PRESSURE OF A FLUID ACTING ON A SURFACE IS PERPENDICULAR TO THAT SURFACE.
c. EXTERNAL PRESSURE APPLIED TO A CONFINED LIQUID (FLUID) IS TRANSMITTED EQUALLY
THROUGHOUT THE LIQUID.
d. THE PRESSURE AT ANY POINT BENEATH THE SURFACE OF A LIQUID IN AN OPEN CONTAINER
IS INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO ITS DEPTH.

9. __________________ MEASUREMENT OF PRESSURE THAT INCLUDES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

a. ABSOLUTE PRESSURE c. STATIC PRESSURE
b. GAUGE PRESSURE d. VACUUM PRESSURE

10. ___________________ IS THE FORCE OF THE WATER BEING DISCHARGED DIRECTED TO A

PERSON OR DEVICE HOLDING THE NOZZLE.
a. NOZZLE PRESSURE c. PUMP DISCHARGE PRESSURE
b. WATER DISCHARGE d. NOZZLE REACTION

ANSWER KEY:

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. D