Cargo Tank Sample Test A
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Cargo Tank Sample Test A

1. A 'tank vehicle' includes?
A Portable tanks having a capacity of 100 gallons or more
B Dry bulk tank vehicles
C Transit mix trucks and cement mixers

2. With tank vehicles 'Outage' means?
A An electrical failure when the engine is shut off
B Sparks that fly up from the pavement when touched by a ground wire
C Space that must be left in a cargo tank for liquids to expand

3. Why should you find out the 'Outage' for the liquids you are transporting?
A Different liquids expand by different amounts.
B You can not operate a tank if the electrical system is not working.
C A liquid that has frozen is no longer considered to be a liquid.

4. What are two problems especially important to tanker operation?
A A high center of gravity and the liquid surge of the cargo transported
B A low center of gravity and leakage from tanks
C The tendency of milk to spoil and driver inability to see into the tank

5. What is a tank compartment?
A A tank for storing hoses and couplings
B A liquid-tight division of a tank
C A wall with many openings

6. How is a bulkhead different from a baffle?
A Bulkheads are larger than baffles.
B Bulkheads are liquid-tight and baffles have holes in them.
C Bulkheads are placed vertically while baffles are horizontal.

7. Which is a factor that determines the amount of liquid you can load in a tank?
A The failure of molasses to flow properly in cold weather
B The height of the tractor
C The weight of the liquid

8. One of these helps determine the amount of liquid you can load in a tank.
A The legal weight and load limits of your vehicle
B The wheelbase between your front and second axles
C The number of pumps that can be used to load your tank

9. Which of these helps determine the amount of liquid you can load in a tank?
A The size of the opening in the dome lid
B The amount that the liquid might expand in transit
C The maximum speed at which you will be driving

10. Why is the danger of liquid surge more when a tank is less than full?
A Liquid has more room to move in a partially-filled tank.
B The air pressure is greater inside a partially-filled tank.
C Many semi trailer tanks are slanted so that the lower end is at the back.


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