IFSTA Essentials 7, Chapter 4, Fire
Dynamics Quiz and Verified Answers
WhatAisAtheAprimaryAconsiderationAaffectingAhowAeasilyAsolidAfuelsAignite?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Surface-to-MassARatio
TheArangeAofAconcentrationsAofAfuelAvaporAandAairAwithinAwhichAcombustionAcanAoccurAisA
the?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FlammableARange
IfAthereAareAnoAopeningsAforAlateralAmovementAduringAtheAgrowthAstageAofAaAfire,AtheAhotA
gasesAreleasedAduringAcombustionAwillAfillAtheAcompartment?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
StartingAatAtheAceilingAandAfillingAdown.
InAorderAtoAburn,AfuelAmustAbeAinAaA_____Astate?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Gaseous
DevelopmentAofAaAfireAinAtheAincipientAstageAdependsAlargelyAuponAthe?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-CharacteristicsAandAconfigurationAofAtheAfuelAinvolved.
SlowerAfireAdevelopmentAinAlargeAcompartmentsAisAdueAtoAtheA_____AandAtheAincreasedAdi
stanceAthatAradiatedAheatAmustAtravelAfromAtheAfireAtoAtheAcontentsAthatAmustAbeAheated?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-GreaterAvolumeAofAair
AAfuel'sA_____AisAtheAtotalAamountAofAthermalAenergyAreleasedAwhenAaAspecificAamountAof
AthatAfuelAburns.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-HeatAofAcombustion
WhatAisAtheAprimaryAoxidizingAagentAinAmostAfires?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
OxygenAinAtheAair
WhichAtypeAofAfuelAisAdifficultAtoAextinguishAusingAwaterAasAtheAonlyAextinguishingAagent?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-LiquidsAthatAareAlessAdenseA(lighter)AthanAwater
HeatAtransfersAfromAoneAbodyAtoAanotherAbyAthreeAmechanisms:Aconduction,Aradiation,Aan
d?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Convection
WhichAisAanAexampleAofAaAself-sustainingAchemicalAreaction?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FlamingACombustion
WhichAstageAofAfireAoccursAwhenAallAcombustibleAmaterialsAinAtheAcompartmentAareAburni
ngAatAtheirApeakAheatAreleaseArateAbasedAonAtheAavailableAoxygen?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FullyADeveloped
WhichAstatementAaboutAsmokeAisAaccurate?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SmokeAhasAtheApotentialAtoAburn.
WhenAaAcompartmentAfireAisAinAventilation-
limitedAdecay,A_____AcanAtriggerAflashoverAquickly?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IntroductionAofAnewAoxygen
WhichAisAaAmeasureAofAheatAenergyAtransferArate?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-HeatAFlux
MostAresidentialAfiresAthatAdevelopAbeyondAtheAincipientAstateAbecome?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-VentilationALimited.
TheAtotalAquantityAofAcombustibleAcontentsAofAaAbuilding,Aspace,AorAfireAareaAisAreferredAtoA
asAthe?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FuelALoad
WhichAelementAisAincludedAinAtheAfireAtetrahedronAthatAisAnotApartAofAtheAfireAtriangleAmode
l?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ChemicalAChainAReaction
WhichAstatementAaboutAflowApathsAandAventilationAinAaAstructureAisAaccurate?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Dynamics Quiz and Verified Answers
WhatAisAtheAprimaryAconsiderationAaffectingAhowAeasilyAsolidAfuelsAignite?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Surface-to-MassARatio
TheArangeAofAconcentrationsAofAfuelAvaporAandAairAwithinAwhichAcombustionAcanAoccurAisA
the?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FlammableARange
IfAthereAareAnoAopeningsAforAlateralAmovementAduringAtheAgrowthAstageAofAaAfire,AtheAhotA
gasesAreleasedAduringAcombustionAwillAfillAtheAcompartment?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
StartingAatAtheAceilingAandAfillingAdown.
InAorderAtoAburn,AfuelAmustAbeAinAaA_____Astate?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Gaseous
DevelopmentAofAaAfireAinAtheAincipientAstageAdependsAlargelyAuponAthe?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-CharacteristicsAandAconfigurationAofAtheAfuelAinvolved.
SlowerAfireAdevelopmentAinAlargeAcompartmentsAisAdueAtoAtheA_____AandAtheAincreasedAdi
stanceAthatAradiatedAheatAmustAtravelAfromAtheAfireAtoAtheAcontentsAthatAmustAbeAheated?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-GreaterAvolumeAofAair
AAfuel'sA_____AisAtheAtotalAamountAofAthermalAenergyAreleasedAwhenAaAspecificAamountAof
AthatAfuelAburns.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-HeatAofAcombustion
WhatAisAtheAprimaryAoxidizingAagentAinAmostAfires?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
OxygenAinAtheAair
WhichAtypeAofAfuelAisAdifficultAtoAextinguishAusingAwaterAasAtheAonlyAextinguishingAagent?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-LiquidsAthatAareAlessAdenseA(lighter)AthanAwater
HeatAtransfersAfromAoneAbodyAtoAanotherAbyAthreeAmechanisms:Aconduction,Aradiation,Aan
d?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Convection
WhichAisAanAexampleAofAaAself-sustainingAchemicalAreaction?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FlamingACombustion
WhichAstageAofAfireAoccursAwhenAallAcombustibleAmaterialsAinAtheAcompartmentAareAburni
ngAatAtheirApeakAheatAreleaseArateAbasedAonAtheAavailableAoxygen?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FullyADeveloped
WhichAstatementAaboutAsmokeAisAaccurate?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SmokeAhasAtheApotentialAtoAburn.
WhenAaAcompartmentAfireAisAinAventilation-
limitedAdecay,A_____AcanAtriggerAflashoverAquickly?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IntroductionAofAnewAoxygen
WhichAisAaAmeasureAofAheatAenergyAtransferArate?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-HeatAFlux
MostAresidentialAfiresAthatAdevelopAbeyondAtheAincipientAstateAbecome?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-VentilationALimited.
TheAtotalAquantityAofAcombustibleAcontentsAofAaAbuilding,Aspace,AorAfireAareaAisAreferredAtoA
asAthe?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FuelALoad
WhichAelementAisAincludedAinAtheAfireAtetrahedronAthatAisAnotApartAofAtheAfireAtriangleAmode
l?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ChemicalAChainAReaction
WhichAstatementAaboutAflowApathsAandAventilationAinAaAstructureAisAaccurate?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-