Fire Academy Week 2 Tests
Which of the following best describes how understanding the physical science of fire can help
firefighters?
A. It keeps radiant heat from igniting fuel
B. It keeps flaming combustion from be
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Fire Academy Week 2 Tests
Which of the following best describes how understanding the physical science of fire can help
firefighters?
A. It keeps radiant heat from igniting fuel
B. It keeps flaming combustion from beginning
C. It translates into practical knowledge of fire behavior
D. It helps in stopping rapid fire behavior from developing - ✔✔C
When a substance changes from one type of matter to another it has had a:
A. Chemical shift
B. Physical change
C. Chemical reaction
D. Physical alteration - ✔✔C
Which of the following represents the amount of energy that an object can release in the future?
A. Kinetic
B. Thermal
C. Potential
D. Mechanical - ✔✔C
The energy possessed by a moving object is called:
A. Kinetic energy
B. Thermal energy
C. Potential energy
D. Mechanical energy - ✔✔A
The process of ignition causes pyrolysis in solid fuels and ___ in liquid fuels. (210)
A. melting
B. freezing
C. vaporization
D. kinetic reaction - ✔✔C
What is the most common form of ignition?
A. Piloted
B. Exothermic
C. Endothermic
D. Auto ignition - ✔✔Piloted
Which of the following best describes what the fire tetrahedron represents?
A. A transfer of sound energy
B. The process of auto ignition
C. The uninhibited chemical chain reaction
D. The relationship between fuel, oxygen, heat - ✔✔C
What type of combustion occurs when burning is localized on or near a fuel's surface? - ✔✔A.
Flaming
B. Exothermic
C. No flaming
D. Endothermic
What product of combustion is the most common product in structure fires? - ✔✔A. Toxic
smoke
B. Thermal energy
C. Hydrogen cyanide
D. Carbon monoxide
Which of the following best describes kinetic energy transfer?
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