PRM 423 Recreation Facility and Area Planning Test 3 (chapter 24)

Charles Hammersley, Ph.D.

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  1. USCPSC is the acronym for:

    2. Your answer:
    United States Consumer Playground Safety Commission
    United States Consumer Products Standards Committee
    United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
    United States Commission for Playground Safety Citizens

  2. The most current CPSC playground standards and guidelines were revised in:

    3. Your answer:
    1981
    1999
    1995
    1997

  3. Which ONE of the following is NOT a trend in playground design?

    4. Your answer:
    understanding that asphalt, cement, dirt, and grass are not appropriate playground surfaces..
    movement toward designing safer equipment.
    the use of stand alone equipment rather than composite structures.
    recognition that equipemnt for children ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12 needs to be separate.

  4. All of the following are major elements in designing safe playgrounds EXCEPT:

    5. Your answer:
    selection of appropriate surfacing.
    type and cost of materials
    the placement of equipment and support structures.
    proper positioning of age appropriate equipment.

  5. The appropriate age separation for playground areas are:

    6. Your answer:
    2 to 7 and 7 to 12
    2 to 5 and 5 to 12
    1 to 3 and 4 to 10
    3 to 6 and 6 to 12

  6. Several angles of visual access for supervision is the definition for:

    7. Your answer:
    supervised observatiions
    visual sightings
    open design
    sight lines

  7. The type of play behavior that children might engage in given the space and equipment present, is the definition for:

    8. Your answer:
    use zones
    site areas
    activity zones
    planned spaces

  8. The surfaces under and around equipment pieces into which a child falling from or exiting from equipment would be expected to land, is the definition for:

    9. Your answer:
    site and planning zones
    use zones
    twilight zones
    activity zones

  9. Which ONE of the following is NOT a factor in determining the "correct size" of equipment?

    10. Your answer:
    material
    height
    width
    bulk

  10. What percentage of playground injuries are from "falls to surfaces?"

    11. Your answer:
    30%
    55%
    70%
    75%

  11. The correct diameter for all handrails, rungs, and other components that children grasp should be between:

    12. Your answer:
    1 and 1 1/2 inch
    1 and 3/4 inch
    3/4 and 1 1/2 inch
    1/2 and 1 inch

  12. According to Thompson and Hudson, the maximum height for most school-age playground equipment should be:

    13. Your answer:
    12'
    6'
    8'
    10'

  13. The developmental needs and abilities of children include ALL of the following EXCEPT:

    14. Your answer:
    physiological
    intellectual
    emotional
    physical

  14. It is recommended that moving equipment (swings or merry-go-rounds) should be placed in the _____________ of a play area.

    15. Your answer:
    closest to the parking lot
    center
    at a corner or edge
    next to the climbing structure

  15. Which ONE of the following is NOT low in initial cost?

    16. Your answer:
    bark mulch
    pea gravel
    sand
    shredded rubber

  16. The recommended depth of uniform fine gravel used under an eight foot slide would be:

    17. Your answer:
    9" (uncompressed)
    6" (uncompressed)
    12" (uncompressed)
    9" (compressed)

  17. The shock-absorbing performance of a surfacing material, is the definition for:

    18. Your answer:
    impact height
    surface attenuation
    impact attenuation
    critical height

  18. To find a place for a particular use or find a use for a particular place, is the definition, according to Molnar and Rutledge, for:

    19. Your answer:
    site analysis
    footprint
    scale usage
    specified activity area

  19. Children this cognitive development stage believe that inanimate objects are alive or possess abilities, such as that swing hurt me. This is the definition for:

    20. Your answer:
    reverse thinking
    psychosocial imagery
    animism
    artificialism

  20. A site analysis includes all of the following EXCEPT:

    21. Your answer:
    hazardous conditions
    manufacured elements
    type of activity uses
    environmental elements

  21. Which ONE of the following is NOT a agency liability issue?

    22. Your answer:
    manufacturer's specifications
    manufacturer's inspections
    manufacturer's recommendations
    posting of manufacturer's warnings

  22. Which ONE of the following pieces of playground equipment has been identified as not appropriate for public playgrounds?

    23. Your answer:
    trapeze bars
    slides
    merry-go-rounds
    strap swings

  23. The impact method that states if the peak deceleration of the head during impact does not exceed _____ times the acceleration due to gravity, a life threatening head injury is not likely to occur. The rating is:

    24. Your answer:
    150 G's
    200 G's
    100 G's
    250 G's

  24. A "use zone" should extend a minimum of _____ in all diretions from the perimeter of the equipment.

    25. Your answer:
    6'
    8'
    10'
    4'

  25. The opening measurements which represent an "entrapment" hazard is if the distance between any interior opposing surface is greater than ____ inches and less than ____ inches.

    26. Your answer:
    3.5 and 9
    1.5 and 6
    3.5 and 7
    5.5 and 9

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