Plumbing science quiz

The action where any fluid can be drawn upwards through small gaps against the action of gravity.

• Capillary attraction

• Welding

• Solvent weld

• Convection

The maximum stress a material can sustain while being crushed

• Compressive strength

• Tensile strength

• Shear strength

The speed of an object in a particular direction

• Velocity

• Acceleration

• Acceleration due to gravity

An influence apon an object, which if acting alone will cause the motion of an object to change

• Force

• Pressure

• Flow rate

heat that transfers through a fluid substance, such as water or air

• Conduction

• Convection

3.5 cm to mm

• 35mm

• 350mm

• 3500mm

COSHH regulations were first introduced into the UK in which year?

• 1999

• 1998

• 2001

• 2008

What does COSHH stand for?

• Control of substances harmful to health

• Control of substances hazardous to health

• Control of substances hazardous to hands

What does PPE stand for

• Personal protective equipment

• Personal preference equipment