NAVEDTRA 14324A Ch1 Exam With Complete Solutions

NAVEDTRA 14324A Ch1 Exam With Complete Solutions What are the two general classes of military explosives? - answerhigh explosives and low explosives TNT is an example of what type of explosive - answerhigh What type of explosives are mostly solid combustible materials that decompose rapidly but do not normally detonate? - answerhigh explosives and low explosives, What represents the energy of an explosive and its potential for doing work? - answeramount of heat What is the measure of the shattering ability of an explosive called? - answerThe rapidity with which an explosive develops its maximum pressure is a measure of the quality known as "brisance Which of the following best describes the importance of stability of an explosive? 1. Determining the length of time it can be kept under normal stowage conditions without deterioration 2. Its adaptability to various military uses 3. Neither 1 nor 2 4. Both 1 and 2 - answerthe length of time it can be kept under normal stowage conditions without deterioration and its adaptability to various military uses What two factors are responsible for the temperature of ignition or detonation of an explosive? - answerthe manner of confinement and the rate and manner of heating. The amount of energy necessary to initiate an explosion is the measure of the explosives what? - answerThe amount of energy necessary to initiate an explosion is the measure of the sensitivity of the explosive A second explosion being initiated by influence is known as a ____detonation or explosion - answerThe result is called a "sympathetic" detonation or explosion Based on the military uses for explosives, what are the four classifications of explosives? - answerinitiating explosives, booster explosives and igniter