Lesson 3: Fire Triangle

Question 1

Fire

Answer 1

• Chemical reaction taking place in an object
  when enough elements are present. This
  chemical reaction is called combustion.
  Combustion happens when rapid oxidation or
  loss of electrons makes the matter undergo some
  chemical change

Question 2

Fire Triangle

Answer 2

According to this concept, fire is formed when
all of the needed elements are present, namely
the fuel, heat, and oxygen. If the two other
elements, the fuel and heat, are present, but there
is no oxygen present, a fire will not start.

Question 3

First element: Fuel

Answer 3

Materials that are easily combustible like paper,
wood, or gas

Question 4

Second element: Heat

Answer 4

• Possible source of sufficient heat

Question 5

Third element: Oxygen or Oxygen Gas

Answer 5

• Needed for the combustion reaction to happen

Question 6

Elements of Fire in Fire Tetrahedron

Answer 6

• Recent studies show that in order to form a fire,
  the three elements of fire were not enough. That
  is why they changed the fire triangle into a fire
  tetrahedron.

Question 7

Chemical Reaction

Answer 7

• According to them, there should also be a
  chemical chain reaction or continuous
  combustion to form a fire, which is the fourth
  element in the fire tetrahedron. The same thing
  with the fire triangle; if one of these elements is
  not present, a fire will not form.