Practice Test

Question 1

Determining what type of container are present is MOST likely to occur during which phase of the APIE?

Answer 1

Analyzing the Incident

Question 2

Which is a responsibility of Operations Level responders, but NOT Awareness Level?

Answer 2

Identify potential hazards involved in an incident

Question 3

Operations Level responders must be able to —- the hazardous materials that may involved in an incident.

Answer 3

Identify

Question 4

Which paragraph of the HAZWOPER standard MOST direct influence on how first responders work hazmat incidents?

Answer 4

Paragraph q : Emergency response

Question 5

Hazardous materials incidents differ from other emergency responses because hazmat responses

Answer 5

May have deadly consequences when performed too quickly

Question 6

How does a liquid present unique challenges to responders?

Answer 6

Its vapor has the characteristics of a gas

Question 7

Hazmat incidents involving gases typically:

Answer 7

include products contained under pressure

Question 8

Materials that repel water are:

Answer 8

Hydrophobic

Question 9

The ratio of the density of pure gas or vapor to the density of air is called:

Answer 9

Vapor density

Question 10

What is the lowest Temp at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid and will not support continuous burning?

Answer 10

Flash Point

Question 11

The Temp at which a solid turns into a liquid is called its:

Answer 11

Melting point

Question 12

Dry ice is an example of a product that undergoes the process of

Answer 12

Sublimation

Question 13

A chemical reaction cannot be stopped until the reaction is completed after the material reaches any

Answer 13

Critical point

Question 14

Which basic type of hydrocarbon will typically burn with sooty smoke that often gives the appearance of a spider web?

Answer 14

Aromatics

Question 15

What type of hazardous materials can act as both an oxidizer and a corrosive and may have the ability to combust and even explode in the absence of air?

Answer 15

Inorganic peroxides

Question 16

Which type of radiation is rarely a by product of natural radioactive decay and is primarily produced by machines?

Answer 16

X-rays

Question 17

The ability of a chemical to cause harm via interference with or destruction of individual cells is referred to as its

Answer 17

Toxicity

Question 18

Exposure from radioactive material fallout is reduced by about

Answer 18

90 percent at a level belowground

Question 19

Black powder smokeless powder and solid rocket fuel would be placarded as

Answer 19

Division 1.4

Question 20

How far do responders typically stage away from a suspected explosive material incident?

Answer 20

1,000 feet (300 meters)

Question 21

A DOT specification marking located near the top of the cylinder must indicate

Answer 21

The manufacturer and hydrostatic test date

Question 22

What type of cylinders are often used for refrigerants and typically operate in a cascade system?

Answer 22

Y cylinders

Question 23

Intermediate bulk containers that are collapsed bags or sacks used to carry both solid materials and fluids are

Answer 23

Flexible intermediate bulk containers

Question 24

Which cargo tanks can be identified by their elliptical cross section and nearly flat heads

Answer 24

Non pressure cargo tanks

Question 25

Low pressure cargo tanks transport liquids that may have a ----- than those products carried in their nonpressure counterparts

Answer 25

Higher vapor pressure

Question 26

Which is a characteristic of most corrosive tanks?

Answer 26

Valves must be manually opened and closed because they do not have emergency shut off valves

Question 27

Which type of cargo tank is round with flat ends and must be adequately insulated giving it a bulky appearance?

Answer 27

Cryogenic tanks

Question 28

Which safety feature of railway tank cars offers an extra layer of puncture protection an the ends of the tansk?

Answer 28

Head shields

Question 29

What safety feature prevents the loss of a tank car's contents in the event of a derailment?

Answer 29

Skid protection

Question 30

Which tank car fitting is the most obvious fitting found on most tank cars and plays an integral part in tank car identification?

Answer 30

Manways

Question 31

What is the most common source of a leak on nonpressure tank cars?

Answer 31

Manways

Question 32

Which railway tank cars have a cylindrical cross section with flat head and are typically manufactured as a tank within a tank?

Answer 32

Cryogenic tank cars

Question 33

The two major types of frame construction used for intermodal tank containers are

Answer 33

Box type and beam type

Question 34

Intermodal tanks for liquids and solid hazardous materials

Answer 34

may have top loading or bottom loading valves and are equipped with emergency remote shutoff devices

Question 35

Emergency response plans carried by operators of tank vessels carrying petroleum products enter the US and canada identify and ensure the availability of

Answer 35

a company with pollution incident response capabilities in the area in which the vessel operates

Question 36

Which type of marine vessel is typically a box shaped flat decked vessel that is not self propelled

Answer 36

Barge

Question 37

Where must pipeline companies place markers?

Answer 37

At sufficient intervals along the pipeline to identify the pipes location

Question 38

What information is included on pipeline markers in the US and Canada?

Answer 38

Info describing the transported commodity and the name and emergency telephone number on the carrier

Question 39

In fixed facility containers what can help release container pressure there by preventing catastrophic failures?

Answer 39

Vacuum relief protection devices

Question 40

Packaged of radioactive materials must be labeled:

Answer 40

on opposite sides with the distinctive warning label

Question 41

SCBA must be worn during emergency operations at terrorist/hazmat incidents until which actions determines other options are acceptable?

Answer 41

Air monitoring and sampling

Question 42

The Department of Homeland Security has adopted recommended standards for

Answer 42

Respiratory equipment that protect responders from hazards from materials that could be used in terrorist attacks

Question 43

Self contained breathing apparatus is a

Answer 43

Atmosphere supplying respirator for which the user carries the breathing air supply

Question 44

A self contained breathing apparatus unit consist of a facepiece, pressure regulator, harness assembly and

Answer 44

a compressed air cylinder

Question 45

What is and end of service time indicator found on SCBA

Answer 45

A device that alerts the user that the respiratory protection equipment is about to reach its limit

Question 46

Supplied air respirators

Answer 46

are certified for confined space hazardous materials but not fire fighting ops

Question 47

Air purifying respirator are

Answer 47

Available in either powered or nonpowered designs

Question 48

Do not use powered air purifying respirators in

Answer 48

Potentially explosive atmospheres

Question 49

What is a difference between inherently flame resistant IFR and flame retardant FR?

Answer 49

IFR protective properties cannot be washed out of the material

Question 50

Which EPS level of protection is composed of splash protecting garment and an air purifying device

Answer 50

LEVEL C

Question 51

Which EPA level of protection is primarily used at incidents including highly toxic and corrosive gases?

Answer 51

Level A

Question 52

Which typical ensemble worn by response personnel typically consists of ballistic protection and no respiratory protection

Answer 52

Law enforcement ensembles

Question 53

What determines the PPE needed at a hazmat incident

Answer 53

A hazard assessment

Question 54

Which in NOT a general selection factor in selecting PPA at hazardous materials incidents

Answer 54

Jurisdiction boundaries

Question 55

What do responders need to take into account in order to choose protective clothing with appropriate level of chemical resistance

Answer 55

Permeation and degradation

Question 56

Compromise of PPA from permeation occurs when

Answer 56

a chemical passes through the material

Question 57

The most common observations of ---are discoloration swelling loss of physical strength or deterioration

Answer 57

degradation

Question 58

What is the heat illness in which the body's heat regulating mechanism fails

Answer 58

Heat stroke

Question 59

Hazardous materials responders should have designated hand signal for communicating

Answer 59

if loss of radio communications

Question 60

The buddy system is a safety and emergency procedure that calls for teams of two or more with one team

Answer 60

outside the IDLH atmosphere Inside the IDLH atmosphere