IAAI CFI EXAM BANK: COMPREHENSIVE
CERTIFICATION STUDY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
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SECTION 1: FIRE DYNAMICS AND BEHAVIOR
1. The lowest temperature at which a liquid produces enough vapor to ignite momentarily
in the presence of an ignition source but does not sustain combustion is the:
A) Autoignition temperature
B) Fire point
C) Flash point
D) Ignition temperature
Answer: C
2. A liquid with a flash point ABOVE 100°F (37.8°C) is classified as a:
A) Flammable liquid
B) Combustible liquid
C) Volatile liquid
,D) Pyrophoric liquid
Answer: B
3. A liquid with a flash point BELOW 100°F (37.8°C) is classified as a:
A) Combustible liquid
B) Non-flammable liquid
C) Flammable liquid
D) Reactive liquid
Answer: C
4. The minimum temperature at which a substance will spontaneously ignite without an
external ignition source is known as the:
A) Flash point
B) Fire point
C) Autoignition temperature
D) Ignition temperature
Answer: C
5. Which of the following best describes the fire tetrahedron?
A) Fuel, oxygen, heat, and chemical chain reaction
,B) Fuel, oxygen, heat, and pressure
C) Fuel, oxygen, heat, and light
D) Fuel, oxygen, heat, and smoke
Answer: A
6. The transition from a fire that is confined to the fuel package to one in which all exposed
combustible surfaces in the compartment are involved is called:
A) Backdraft
B) Flashover
C) Rollover
D) Flameover
Answer: B
7. Which of the following is a warning sign of an impending backdraft?
A) Rapid fire growth
B) Pulsing smoke from openings
C) Clear visibility
D) Decreasing temperature
Answer: B
8. The explosive ignition of accumulated fire gases when oxygen is suddenly introduced to
a ventilation-limited fire is known as:
, A) Flashover
B) Backdraft
C) Smoke explosion
D) Fire gas ignition
Answer: B
9. Heat transfer through direct contact between materials is called:
A) Convection
B) Radiation
C) Conduction
D) Induction
Answer: C
10. Heat transfer through the movement of heated fluids or gases is called:
A) Convection
B) Radiation
C) Conduction
D) Induction
Answer: A
CERTIFICATION STUDY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
LATEST EDITION, DETAILED EXPLANATIONS &
COMPLETE EXAM PREPARATION GUIDE
SECTION 1: FIRE DYNAMICS AND BEHAVIOR
1. The lowest temperature at which a liquid produces enough vapor to ignite momentarily
in the presence of an ignition source but does not sustain combustion is the:
A) Autoignition temperature
B) Fire point
C) Flash point
D) Ignition temperature
Answer: C
2. A liquid with a flash point ABOVE 100°F (37.8°C) is classified as a:
A) Flammable liquid
B) Combustible liquid
C) Volatile liquid
,D) Pyrophoric liquid
Answer: B
3. A liquid with a flash point BELOW 100°F (37.8°C) is classified as a:
A) Combustible liquid
B) Non-flammable liquid
C) Flammable liquid
D) Reactive liquid
Answer: C
4. The minimum temperature at which a substance will spontaneously ignite without an
external ignition source is known as the:
A) Flash point
B) Fire point
C) Autoignition temperature
D) Ignition temperature
Answer: C
5. Which of the following best describes the fire tetrahedron?
A) Fuel, oxygen, heat, and chemical chain reaction
,B) Fuel, oxygen, heat, and pressure
C) Fuel, oxygen, heat, and light
D) Fuel, oxygen, heat, and smoke
Answer: A
6. The transition from a fire that is confined to the fuel package to one in which all exposed
combustible surfaces in the compartment are involved is called:
A) Backdraft
B) Flashover
C) Rollover
D) Flameover
Answer: B
7. Which of the following is a warning sign of an impending backdraft?
A) Rapid fire growth
B) Pulsing smoke from openings
C) Clear visibility
D) Decreasing temperature
Answer: B
8. The explosive ignition of accumulated fire gases when oxygen is suddenly introduced to
a ventilation-limited fire is known as:
, A) Flashover
B) Backdraft
C) Smoke explosion
D) Fire gas ignition
Answer: B
9. Heat transfer through direct contact between materials is called:
A) Convection
B) Radiation
C) Conduction
D) Induction
Answer: C
10. Heat transfer through the movement of heated fluids or gases is called:
A) Convection
B) Radiation
C) Conduction
D) Induction
Answer: A
