Question 2034 of 229 · California Water Distribution Operator Exam
What is the pressure at the bottom of a tank filled with 46.2 feet of water?
Exactly one answer is correct.
You got of questions right. Here on the question pages nobody remembers which ones you got wrong. The trainer saves your progress and asks the mistakes again until they stick.
Or free: the 10 questions most people get wrong
Show solution
Correct answer to question 2034
- B: 20 psi
Explanation
Divide the height in feet by 2.31 ft per psi: 46.2 / 2.31 = 20 psi. Using the water depth directly as psi is the common mistake.
More questions: Distribution System Design and Hydraulics
- 2035A pressure gauge on a hydrant reads 80 psi. What is the matching head, in feet?
- 2001What is backflow?
- 2002Back-siphonage occurs when which condition exists in the supply piping?
- 2003Back-pressure backflow occurs when:
- 2004Which backflow prevention method provides the highest level of protection?
- 2005Under the State Water Board's Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook, what is the minimum vertical air-gap separation between the supply outlet and the flood level of the receiving vessel?