HAZMAT TECHNICIAN EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT A GRADED
SOLUTIONS
Which is the reduction in thickness of the container made by a sharp chisel like object? -
Answer-Gouge
What is used to determine the amount of liquid in a tank car? - Answer-Gauging devices
The term the describes the influence that hazardous materials presents and often
determines the measures taken to control an incident is - Answer-Physical state
These are measurements of radioactivity - Answer-Counts per min/kilo counts per min
To measure the corrositivity of a solid the responder must place the sample in what to
measure the PH - Answer-Water
When performing minor field maintenance on monitoring equipment a hazmat tech
should be able to - Answer-Replace sensors
This technique can be used for qualitative chemical measurements - Answer-Wet
chemistry
Which detector is affected by sensitivity high temps and low temps - Answer-Chemical
agent monitor
This type of analyzer detects volatile organic components (VOCS) - Answer-Mass
channel analyzer
This technology has the capability to shift photons up or down and providing info about
the material - Answer-Roman spectroscopy
All of the following are limitations of biological immunoassay indicators except - Answer-
Toxic material
The spectrometry is capable of detecting and identifying very low concentrations below
less than one part per million - Answer-Ion mobility spectrometry
The capability of this sensor is quantifying compounds in concentration below less than
one part per million - Answer-Metal oxide sensor
, The instrument has the capability to detect more than one agent at the same time -
Answer-Surface acoustic wave
Which dosimeters are product specific and other chemicals may interfere with their
reading - Answer-Passive
What is a measure of a substances tendency to deteriorate in the presence of another
substance or in a particular environment - Answer-Corrosivity
A material that is frequently more toxic than naturally occurring organic chemicals -
Answer-Halogenated hydrocarbon
What has a tendency to breakdown into its component parts, sometimes in an explosive
manner - Answer-Compound/mixture
What agents are extremely toxic with the symptoms of exposure not appearing for
minutes,hours or days - Answer-Vesicants(blister agents)
The term is a misnomer however because these agents do not actually affect blood in
any way - Answer-Blood agents
What term refers to the concentration of hydrogen ions in the material being tested -
Answer-Inhibitor
Which of the following may cause the pressure within a container to rise particularly if it
becomes contaminated - Answer-Acid/caustic
The amount of radiation energy deposited in the body - Answer-Dose
Materials that contain the benzene ring - Answer-Aromatic hydrocarbons
Materials where the carbon atoms are linked by only single covalent bonds are known
as - Answer-Saturated hydrocarbons
A unit to measure a quantity called absorbed dose - Answer-Radiation absorbed dose
What term is used to describe the maximum concentration to which a healthy adult can
be exposed without risk of injury - Answer-TLV-C
This term is dependent on pathogenic variables as well as host variables such as
health,gender,and predisposition - Answer-Infectious dose
The amount of material in the air that once basis of laboratory test (inhalation route)
expected to kill 50% - Answer-Lethal concentration (LC50)
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT A GRADED
SOLUTIONS
Which is the reduction in thickness of the container made by a sharp chisel like object? -
Answer-Gouge
What is used to determine the amount of liquid in a tank car? - Answer-Gauging devices
The term the describes the influence that hazardous materials presents and often
determines the measures taken to control an incident is - Answer-Physical state
These are measurements of radioactivity - Answer-Counts per min/kilo counts per min
To measure the corrositivity of a solid the responder must place the sample in what to
measure the PH - Answer-Water
When performing minor field maintenance on monitoring equipment a hazmat tech
should be able to - Answer-Replace sensors
This technique can be used for qualitative chemical measurements - Answer-Wet
chemistry
Which detector is affected by sensitivity high temps and low temps - Answer-Chemical
agent monitor
This type of analyzer detects volatile organic components (VOCS) - Answer-Mass
channel analyzer
This technology has the capability to shift photons up or down and providing info about
the material - Answer-Roman spectroscopy
All of the following are limitations of biological immunoassay indicators except - Answer-
Toxic material
The spectrometry is capable of detecting and identifying very low concentrations below
less than one part per million - Answer-Ion mobility spectrometry
The capability of this sensor is quantifying compounds in concentration below less than
one part per million - Answer-Metal oxide sensor
, The instrument has the capability to detect more than one agent at the same time -
Answer-Surface acoustic wave
Which dosimeters are product specific and other chemicals may interfere with their
reading - Answer-Passive
What is a measure of a substances tendency to deteriorate in the presence of another
substance or in a particular environment - Answer-Corrosivity
A material that is frequently more toxic than naturally occurring organic chemicals -
Answer-Halogenated hydrocarbon
What has a tendency to breakdown into its component parts, sometimes in an explosive
manner - Answer-Compound/mixture
What agents are extremely toxic with the symptoms of exposure not appearing for
minutes,hours or days - Answer-Vesicants(blister agents)
The term is a misnomer however because these agents do not actually affect blood in
any way - Answer-Blood agents
What term refers to the concentration of hydrogen ions in the material being tested -
Answer-Inhibitor
Which of the following may cause the pressure within a container to rise particularly if it
becomes contaminated - Answer-Acid/caustic
The amount of radiation energy deposited in the body - Answer-Dose
Materials that contain the benzene ring - Answer-Aromatic hydrocarbons
Materials where the carbon atoms are linked by only single covalent bonds are known
as - Answer-Saturated hydrocarbons
A unit to measure a quantity called absorbed dose - Answer-Radiation absorbed dose
What term is used to describe the maximum concentration to which a healthy adult can
be exposed without risk of injury - Answer-TLV-C
This term is dependent on pathogenic variables as well as host variables such as
health,gender,and predisposition - Answer-Infectious dose
The amount of material in the air that once basis of laboratory test (inhalation route)
expected to kill 50% - Answer-Lethal concentration (LC50)
