CHAPTER 5-6 TEST

Question 0

What term refers to a substance remaining chemically the same, but changing in size, shape, or appearance?

Answer 0

Physical change.

Question 1

How can understanding the physical science of fire help firefighters?

Answer 1

It translates to practical knowledge of fire behavior.

Question 2

When a substance changes from one type of matter to another, that has had a:

Answer 2

Chemical change.

Question 3

What represents the amount of energy that an object can release in the future

Answer 3

Potential.

Question 4

What type of reaction absorbs energy as it occurs?

Answer 4

Endothermic

Question 5

What are the elements necessary to create fire in the model represented by the fire triangle?

Answer 5

Fuel, oxygen, and heat.

Question 6

What best describes what the fire tetrahedron represents?

Answer 6

an uninhibited chemical chain reaction

Question 7

What source of thermal Energy is the most common source of heat in combustion reactions?

Answer 7

Chemical energy

Question 8

What method of heat transfer occurs when the material is heated as the result of direct contact with the heat source?

Answer 8

Conductive

Question 9

What method of heat transfer can become the dominant mode as the fire grows in size?

Answer 9

Radiation

Question 10

What type of fuel can be the most dangerous of all the types?

Answer 10

Gaseous

Question 11

What type of fuel has a definitive size and shape?

Answer 11

Solid

Question 12

Which fire development factors affects heat release rate?

Answer 12

Fuel type

Question 13

What affects the amount of air entrained in the plume during the growth stage?

Answer 13

Location of fuel package

Question 14

What is defined as the tendency of gases to form into layers according to temperature?

Answer 14

Thermal layering

Question 15

The neutral playing in the growth stage is:

Answer 15

Interface of hot and cold layers at an opening

Question 16

What stage of fire development occurs when all the combustible materials in a compartment are burning?

Answer 16

Fully developed

Question 17

What is a heat indicator of the possible flashover?

Answer 17

Darkened windows

Question 18

What aspect of fire development as a result of an increase and low-level ventilation prior to upper ventilation?

Answer 18

Backdraft

Question 19

Water is converted to steam at:

Answer 19

212°F

Question 20

What is the most common method used in firefighting operations?

Answer 20

Temperature reduction

Question 21

What type of rapidfire development occurs as unburned fuel gases contact and ignition source?

Answer 21

Smoke explosion

Question 22

The ignition of unburned fire gases at the top of the compartment is known as:

Answer 22

Rollover

Question 23

What describes the purpose of personal protective equipment?

Answer 23

Designed to minimize risk of injury or fatality

Question 24

What part of structural firefighting personal protective equipment is intended for use in combination with a primary form of eye protection?

Answer 24

Helmet mounted face shield

Question 25

What part of structural firefighting personal protective equipment is designed to fit inside a protective coat?

Answer 25

Protective hoods

Question 26

Why should the liner never be removed from a protective coat?

Answer 26

That compromises the design and increases the likelihood of injuries

Question 27

What part of structural firefighting personal protective equipment must be high enough to protect the lower leg?

Answer 27

Protective foot wear

Question 28

What piece of personal protective equipment can be worn to increase visibility at roadway incidents?

Answer 28

Traffic vests with retro reflective trim

Question 29

What component of emergency medical protective clothing maybe dual certified for use in the station as well?

Answer 29

Footwear

Question 30

What type of special protective clothing is designed as similar to structural personal protective equipment but with an aluminized outershell?

Answer 30

Proximity firefighting

Question 31

The type of cleaning required for personal protective equipment is determined by:

Answer 31

Amount and type of contamination

Question 32

What type of NFPA defined cleaning may be done in the washing machine design to handle heavy loads?

Answer 32

Advanced cleaning

Question 33

Moisture in the shell and liner material of personal protective equipment could result in?

Answer 33

Serious steam burns

Question 34

What respiratory hazard can be protected against using high efficiency particulate filters?

Answer 34

Airborne pathogens

Question 35

When are SARs used?

Answer 35

For confined space rescue’s and technical rescue incidents

Question 36

What factors must respiratory equipment be protected from during storage?

Answer 36

Contamination, temperature changes, ultraviolet light

Question 37

Compartment doors May interfere with what type of SCBA Mount?

Answer 37

Back up Mount

Question 38

Before doffing SCBA, and sure you are out of the contaminated area and:

Answer 38

SCA is no longer required

Question 39

Which NFPA standard statuses the inspection. For protective breathing apparatus?

Answer 39

1852

Question 40

Which piece of protective breathing apparatus how’s the frame checked weekly for deterioration, dirt, and cracks?

Answer 40

Facepiece

Question 41

Which piece of protective breathing apparatus has the handwheel check for damage during weekly inspection?

Answer 41

Breathing air cylinder assembly

Question 42

Any source used to refill SCBA must provide what type of air quality?

Answer 42

Type one grade d

Question 43

Firefighters experiencing lightheadedness, disorientation, and rapid fatigue most likely has:

Answer 43

Oxygen deficiency

Question 44

Which nonemergency exit technique should be practiced in training until it is second nature?

Answer 44

Controlled breathing