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Instrumentation Test 1 Spring 2024

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 11hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was one of the first types of industrial speed controls?

a)
A. Sight glass
b)
B. Steam engine
c)
C. Level gauge
d)
D. Flyball governor
2.

What was created in 1932 by Harry Nyquist?

a)
A. The first theoretical paper on automatic process control
b)
B. The first electronic control system
c)
C. The first automatic sight glass
d)
D. The first process control system
3.

Which of the following is a reason why computer use did not rapidly develop in the late 1950s?

a)
B. They were not invented yet.
b)
C. They were expensive.
c)
D. They were imported from Russia.
4.

Who introduced the Model 4004 microprocessor in 1971?

a)
A. Microsoft Corporation
b)
B. IBM
c)
C. Intel Corporation
d)
D. The US Government
5.

Instrumentation allows up to monitor a process efficiently. Why is process monitoring important?

a)
A. To ensure proper training
b)
B. To track metrics
c)
C. To mitigate widespread damage
d)
D. To increase efficiency
6.

How does instrumentation benefit process operators?

a)
A. It replaces the need for individuals to stand next to equipment to monitor it.
b)
B. It speeds up processes.
c)
C. It creates an ergonomic environment.
d)
D. It saves the process operator money by increasing efficiency.
7.

Which of the following is an important aspect of a process operator's work?

a)
A. Responding to instrument alarms or signals
b)
B. Cleaning instrumentation
c)
C. Monitoring the temperature of instrumentation
d)
D. Creating reports on instrumentation costs
8.

What can the process operator identify most quickly?

a)
A. Rusted equipment
b)
B. Chemical hazards
c)
C. Process improvements
d)
D. Failing processes
9.

Which of the following is a measured property of the process that can be controlled by a DCS?

a)
A. Process variable
b)
B. Process theme
c)
C. Process hazard
d)
D. Process metric
10.

What type of energy does temperature measure?

a)
A. Kinetic
b)
B. Differential
c)
C. Potential
d)
D. Thermal
11.

Which term refers to the surface position of a material in a vessel?

a)
A. Analytics
b)
B. Level
c)
C. Total flow
d)
D. Pressure
12.

What are the categories of process instrumentation components?

a)
A. Function, area, and signal type
b)
B. Location, function, and signal type
c)
C. Transmission, area, and location
d)
D. Signal type, location, and transmission
13.

Which of the following are one of the most common remote instruments?

a)
A. Field instruments
b)
B. Control loop instruments
c)
C. Local level instruments
d)
D. Control room instruments
14.

What kind of instruments are powered by compressed air or gas?

a)
A. Pneumatic instruments
b)
B. Electric instruments
c)
C. Analog instruments
d)
D. Kinetic instruments
15.

Which of the following are still important instrumentation, but on the decline?

a)
A. Analog systems
b)
B. Microprocessors
c)
C. Hybrids
d)
D. Digital systems
16.

What is another name for the simplified relationship between temperature and pressure?

a)
A. Smith's Law
b)
B. The Law of Pressure
c)
C. Charles's Law
d)
D. The Law of Temperature
17.

A tank has a starting pressure of 15.7 psia. A change in temperature causes the pressure to become 17.4 psia. What is the pressure in psig?

a)

A. 10.4 psig

b)

B. 13.4 psig

c)

C. 16.4 psig

d)

D. 19.4 psig

18.

A tank has a starting temperature of 650°R. What temp scale is being referenced

a)

Kelvin

b)

Celsius

c)

Fahrenheit

d)

Rankine

19.

What happens to the boiling point of a liquid when the pressure applied to the surface of a liquid decreases?

a)
A. The boiling point decreases.
b)
B. The boiling point either decreases or remains the same.
c)
C. The boiling point increases.
d)
D. The boiling point does not change.
20.

Which of the following is one of the most common process variables encountered?

Largely because it is often used in instruments to determine and calculate other process variables

a)
A. Temperature
b)
B. Density
c)
C. Volume
d)
D. Pressure
21.

Which of the following is a push or pull exerted on a solid object?

a)
A. Force
b)
B. Pressure
c)
C. Density
d)
D. Mass
22.

Which of the following is the amount of atomic or molecular weight in a body or object?

a)
A. Pressure
b)
B. Mass
c)
C. Density
d)
D. Force
23.

Which of the following is the density of a substance relative to the density of water?

a)
A. Pressure
b)
B. Specific gravity
c)
C. Force
d)
D. Specific density
24.

How many atmosphere is the psia equivalent?

a)
A. 0 atmospheres
b)
B. 5 atmospheres
c)
C. 10 atmospheres
d)
D. 1 atmosphere
25.

Which of the following is the unit of measurement on barometers to determine atmospheric pressure?

a)
A. Millibar
b)
B. psi
c)
C. Bar
d)
D. psia
26.

Which of the following is considered a total vacuum?

a)
A. 0 psia
b)

B. 14.7 psi

c)
C. 0 millibars
d)
D. 0 psig
27.

Which of the following is the most common type of manometer?

a)
A. Shallow vessel
b)
B. U-shaped tube
c)
C. Long gauge
d)
D. Tall vile
28.

When might a compound vacuum/pressure gauge be necessary?

a)
A. When there is a limited number of technicians available to monitor the vessel
b)
B. When the pump normally operates at 150 psig
c)
C. When there is a need to measure pressure below one atmosphere, at atmospheric pressure, and above atmospheric pressure
d)
D. When there is a pump or vessel that is over 5 years old
29.

What does a differential pressure transmitter measure?

a)
A. The difference between two pressure points
b)
B. The difference between two meniscuses
c)
C. The difference between psig and psia
d)
D. The difference between two pressure gauge readings
30.

Which of the following measure tank levels using the material weight applied to the device?

a)
A. Pressure transducers
b)
B. Strain gauges (load cells)
c)
C. Pressure gauges
d)
D. Differential pressure transmitters
31.

Which is a correct mathematical relationship between psia and psig?

a)
A. psig = psi - psia
b)
B. psia = psig + 14.7 psi
c)

C. psia = inWc + psig

d)
D. psig = psia + 14.7 psi
32.

Which of the following is the pressure equivalent of inches of water to

a)
A. 1 psi = 20.2" H2O
b)
B. 1 psi = 27.7" H2O
c)
C. 1 psi = 10" H2O
d)
D. 1 psi = 2.04" H2O
33.

Which of the following conversions must process technicians learn?

a)
A. psi, psia, and inches mercury
b)
B. inches mercury and inches water column
c)
C. psi, inches water column, and inches mercury
d)
D. psi, psig, and psia
34.

What is 20 inches Hg converted to inches H2O?

a)
A. 271.6" H2O
b)

B. 280.8 psi

c)

C. 250.5" in WC

d)

D. 301.1" mm HG

35.

What is the formula for the conversion from psig to inches of mercury?

a)

psig × 22.4

b)

psig × 2.04

36.

Which of the following is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a pound of water

a)
A. A kinetic thermal unit
b)
B. An English unit
c)
C. A temperature unit
d)
D. A British thermal unit
37.

What are the three ways heat transfer occurs in process industries?

a)
A. Convection, radiation, convention
b)
B. Convention, conduction, microwave
c)
C. Conduction, convection, radiation
d)
D. Conduction, microwave, radiation
38.

Which of the following is the transfer of heat by emitted radiant energy?

a)
A. Convection
b)
B. Convention
c)
C. Conduction
d)
D. Radiation
39.

Who determined the freezing point of water

a)
A. Anders Celsius
b)
B. Galen
c)
C. Gabriel Fahrenheit
d)
D. Galileo
40.

Which of the following is the most common method of temperature measurement?

a)

Multiple points

b)

Single point

c)

Multiple average points

41.
41) At what temperature does water freeze in degrees Celsius?
a)
A. 32°C
b)
B. 0°C
c)
C. -5°C
d)
D. -32°C
42.
42) What is 0 Kelvin?
a)
A. The vaporization point
b)
B. The point where theoretically no heat exits; the temperature at which molecular motion comes as close as theoretically possible to ceasing completely
c)
C. The boiling point
d)
D. The freezing point
43.

Which of the following is constructed of a bulb and capillary tube with a numbered scale?

a)
A. Thermocouple
b)
B. Glass stem thermometer
c)
C. Bimetallic strip
d)
D. Glass stem barometer
44.

Which of the following are not typically found in process areas?

a)
A. Mercury filled thermometers
b)
B. Pyrometer
c)
C. Thermocouples
d)
D. Glass stem thermometers
45.

What is emissivity?

a)
A. A measure of the density of an object
b)
B. A measure of the temperature of a solid object
c)
C. A measure of how much an object resembles a blackbody
d)
D. A measure of the amount of heat an object gives
46.

What are connected to many RTDs?

a)
A. Barometers
b)
B. Thermocouples
c)
C. Thermometers
d)
D. Transmitters
47.

Which of the following are small ceramic resistors with a high temperature coefficient of resistance?

a)
A. Thermocouples
b)
B. Resistance temperature detectors
c)
C. Thermowells
d)
D. Thermistors
48.

How many times larger is the Celsius scale unit than the Fahrenheit unit?

a)
A. 1.5 times larger
b)
B. 2 times larger
c)
C. 2.5 times larger
d)
D. 1.8 times larger
49.

What is 77°F converted to Celsius?

a)
A. 20°C
b)
B. 28°C
c)
C. 25°C
d)
D. 32°C
50.

Which of the following is the conversion formula for Celsius to Kelvin?

a)
A. K = °C / 273
b)
B. K = °C + 273
c)
C. K = °C × 273
d)
D. K = °C - 273
51.

Which of the following is a distance measurement starting at the surface of a liquid and extending downward?

a)

Density

b)

Depth

c)

Volume

d)

Height

52.

What is another name for outage?

a)

Innage

b)

Distraction

c)

Ullage

d)

Interage

53.

Which of the following is the curved upper surface of a column of liquid?

a)

Meniscus

b)

Innage

c)

Ullage

d)

Depth

54.

What happens to the volume of a liquid when the temperature increases?

a)

The volume remains the same.

b)

The volume causes extreme pressure.

c)

The volume increases.

d)

The volume decreases.

55.

In what unit is liquid head pressure usually expressed?

a)

Inches of pressure

b)

Inches of mercury

c)

Inches of water column

d)

Inches of gravity

56.

Which of the following is the most common indirect level measurement method?

a)

Local head pressure

b)

Liquid head pressure

c)

Level head pressure

d)

Linear head pressure

57.

How much head pressure does ten feet of water exert?

a)

0.433 psi

b)

4.33 psi

c)

433.3 psi

d)

4333.3 psi

58.

Why are tubular glass gauges used less frequently?

a)

They are heavy.

b)

They are fragile.

c)

They are outdated.

d)

They are expensive

59.

Which type of flat glass level gauge must be rugged to prevent the material in the tank from draining out?

a)

Float level gauges

b)

Transparent level gauges

c)

Reflex level gauges

d)

Welded level gauges

60.

What are metal tape gauges generally used to measure?

a)

Specific gravity of a liquid

b)

Continuous level changes in a tank

61.

measure level indirectly by measuring the change in the buoyancy of displacer as the liquid rises?

a)

Displacer

b)

Bubbler

62.

Which of the following identify sound waves with frequencies that are not detectable by the human ear?

a)

Ultrasonic devices

b)

Nuclear devices

c)

Level devices

63.

Differential pressure transmitter might be called a

a)

DP

b)

Remote Transmitter Console

c)

Temperature Transmitter

d)

Emerson Transmitter

64.

Select all that a differential pressure transmitter could be used to do

a)

Measure level

b)

Measure flow

c)

Measure pH

d)

Measure if a filter is flowing well or clogged

65.

14.7 is

4 lines
66.

Process Technology is:

4 lines
67.

5 process variables are:

4 lines
68.

Instrumentation uses a group of devices to monitor and control a process. That might be called a:

a)

Process Group

b)

Process Control Loop

c)

Process Computer system

d)

Process Technology