1. The RMS level is...

A.
B.
C.
D.

Half the peak level

Twice the peak level
0.707 times the peak level (for a pure sinusoid)
Half the peak-to-peak level

2. Circle the RMS level on this chart.

3. True or False: The peak-peak level is always twice the peak level.
A.
B.

True
False

4. What is a proximity probe used to measure?

A.
B.
C.

Displacement
Velocity
Acceleration

5. The measurement that is proportional to the rate of change of velocity is...

A.
B.
C.

Displacement
Velocity
Acceleration

6. The measurement that is proportional to the stress of the shaft on the bearing is...
A.
B.
C.

Displacement
Velocity
Acceleration

7. The measurement that is proportional to the fatigue experienced by the shaft and bearing
is...

A.
B.
C.

Displacement
Velocity
Acceleration

8. Write down the relationship between frequency and period:

____________________________________________
9. The measurement that is proportional to the force of the shaft on the bearing is...
A.
B.
C.

Displacement
Velocity
Acceleration

10. Which two vibration measures are 180 degrees out of phase?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Displacement and Acceleration

Velocity and Acceleration
Displacement and Velocity
All of the above

11. Phase is measured in units of...

A.
B.
C.

seconds
RPM
degrees

12. If the running speed of a machine is 100 CPM, and there is peak at 8X, calculate the
frequency of that peak:
___________________ CPM
13. If two signals are in-phase...
A.
B.
C.

they reach their maximums (peaks) at the same time

one will reach its peak when the other is zero
one will reach its minimum when the other reaches its maximum

14. If two signals are 180 degrees out-of-phase...

A.
B.
C.

they reach their maximums (peaks) at the same time

one will reach its peak when the other is zero
one will reach its minimum when the other reaches its maximum

15. If the spectrum is dominated by one very large peak...

A.
B.
C.

it is time to stay clear of the machine!

the waveform is probably quite sinusoidal
the machine is out of balance

16. Which measure would use for low speed machines (if you were interested in the lower
frequencies)?
A.
B.
C.

Displacement
Velocity
Acceleration

17. Which type of sensor involves a magnet and a coil?

A.
B.
C.

Displacement
Velocity
Acceleration

18. What type of sensor measures the relative movement between the shaft and bearing?
A.
B.
C.

Displacement non-contact eddy current probe

Velocity sensor
Accelerometer

19. Condition monitoring is the same as predictive maintenance

A.

True

B.

False

20. The following order normalized spectrum came from a motor driving a pump at 1485
RPM via a flexible coupling. Calculate the frequency of the peak at 6X: ___________ CPM

21. If the following compressor ran at 1485 CPM, and there are 12 vanes on the impeller,
calculate the compressor vane-pass rate:
_______________________________________________________________________ CPM