Phase 1 Block 5

Question 1

What is Chemical Warfare?

Answer 1

Employment of chemical agents that are intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate personnel due to their physiological effect

Question 2

How many types of Chemical Agents are there?

Answer 2

There are 4 types of chemical agents

Question 3

What are the different types of Chemical Agents?

Answer 3

Nerve Agents
Blister Agents
Blood Agents
Choking Agents

Question 4

What is a Nerve Agent?

Answer 4

A Nerve Agent is a liquid casualty agent that disrupts nerve impulses to the body while damaging body functions

Sarin (GB), Tabun (GA), SOMAN (GD), and VX

Question 5

What are Blister Agents?

Answer 5

Blister Agents are either liquid or solid casualty agents that cause inflammation, blisters, and general destruction of tissues that often results in temporary blindness and/or death

Distilled Mustard (HD), Lewisite (L), Phosgene Oxime (CX), Levinstein Mustard (HL)

Question 6

What are Blood Agents?

Answer 6

Blood Agents are gaseous casualty agents that attack enzymes carrying oxygen in the blood stream causing rapid breathing or choking due to lack of oxygen

Hydrogen Cyanide (AC), Cyanogen Chloride (CK), Arsine (SA)

Question 7

What are Choking Agents?

Answer 7

Choking Agents are gaseous or liquid agents with initial symptoms that include tears, dry throat, nausea, vomiting, headache; can cause lungs to fill with fluid making victim feel as though they are drowning, breathing can become rapid/shallow

Phosgene (CG) and Diphosgene

Question 8

What does m9 Chemical Agent Detector Paper do?

Answer 8

Detects presence of liquid chemical agents by turning red/reddish color

Does not detect Chemical Agent vapors

Question 9

What is an Atropine/2-PAM-Chloride auto injector used for?

Answer 9

Used as specific therapy for Nerve Agent casualties

Issued for intramuscular injection, self-aid/first aid

Question 10

What is Biological Warfare?

Answer 10

Use of agents to cause disease, sickness, or death to reduce the effectiveness of opposing combatant forces

Question 11

What is the basic division of Biological Agents?

Answer 11

Pathogens

Toxins

Question 12

How many types of Nuclear Explosions are there?

Answer 12

There are 5 different types of Nuclear Explosions

Question 13

What are the different types of Nuclear Explosions?

Answer 13

High altitude air burst
Air burst
Surface burst
Shallow underwater burst
Deep underwater burst

Question 14

What is a High altitude burst and what are the effects?

Answer 14

A high altitude burst occurs at altitudes in excess of 100,000 ft, and results in ionosphere disruptions and EMP

Question 15

What is an Air Burst and what are the effects?

Answer 15

An Air Burst is when the fireball does not reach the surface. The vacuum created by the explosion collects debris caused by the severe blast damage resulting in radiation fallout

Question 16

What is a Surface Burst and what are the effects?

Answer 16

A Surface Burst has the worst fallout due to the fireball and blast wave, however, it causes large waves and water contamination

Question 17

What is a Shallow Underwater Burst and what are the effects?

Answer 17

A Shallow Underwater Burst has a small fireball/blast wave however it causes large waves and water contamination

Question 18

What is a Deep Underwater Burst and what are the effects?

Answer 18

A Deep Underwater Burst is similar to a Shallow Underwater Burst but with less visual effects and yields greater water contamination

Question 19

Shipboard Shielding Stations are categorized as what?

Answer 19

Ready or Deep-Shelter Stations

Question 20

What does MOPP stand for?

Answer 20

MOPP stands for Mission Oriented Protective Posture

Question 21

In which posture do you carry your mask?

Answer 21

MOPP Level 2

Question 22

What is MOPP Level 3?

Answer 22

GQ, install filters, don over-boots

Question 23

What are Ready-Shelter Stations?

Answer 23

Just inside the weather envelope, access to deep shelter, provides minimum shielding from nuclear radiation and allow crew to remain close to battle stations

Question 24

What are Deep-Shelter Stations?

Answer 24

Low in the ship and near the centerline. provide maximum shielding from nuclear radiation often requiring personnel to be far removed from Battle Stations

Question 25

What is a DT-60 Dosimeter?

Answer 25

Non self-reading high range casualty dosimeter can determine total amount of gamma radiation to which the wearer is exposed in the 0-600 roentgens