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1. Matter exists in _____ states. A) 3
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
2. Which is one of the three factors in A) Surface-to-mass ratio
solid fuel configuration?
A) Surface-to-mass ratio
B) Chemical composition
C) Moisture content
D) Heat release rate
3. What is the term for temperature in B) Flashover
a room reaching the point where all
exposed surfaces in room ignite?
A) Autoignition
B) Flashover
C) Backdraft
D) Rollover
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4. Heat rising within a structure is D) Convection
primarily caused by which form of
heat transfer?
A) Circulation
B) Radiation
C) Conduction
D) Convection
5. What is the term for the C) Rollover
spontaneous ignition of hot gases at
the upper level of a room?
A) Ghosting
B) Flashover
C) Rollover
D) Mushrooming
6. The majority of fires are A) Cooling the fuel
extinguished by which method?
A) Cooling the fuel
B) Excluding oxygen
C) Suppressing vapor emission
D) Inhibiting the chemical chain
reaction
7. Which material has the highest C) Copper
thermal conductivity?
A) Concrete
B) Wood
C) Copper
D) Air
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8. Flashover is a rapid transition into C) fully developed
the ___________ stage of fire
development.
A) growth
B) decay
C) fully developed
D) incipient
9. Fires involving combustible A) K.
cooking oils and fats are Class:
A) K.
B) B.
C) G.
D) D.
10. The majority of civilian fire injuries D) Residential
occur in which type of occupancy?
A) Retail/office
B) Industrial/manufacturing
C) Educational/institutional
D) Residential
11. What is the second stage of fire A) Growth
development?
A) Growth
B) Rollover
C) Fully developed
D) Incipient
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Chapter 5 Fire Behavior Exam Questions and
answers with verified Answers (Latest Update
2026) UPDATE!!
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Terms in this set (60)
1. Matter exists in _____ states. A) 3
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
2. Which is one of the three factors in A) Surface-to-mass ratio
solid fuel configuration?
A) Surface-to-mass ratio
B) Chemical composition
C) Moisture content
D) Heat release rate
3. What is the term for temperature in B) Flashover
a room reaching the point where all
exposed surfaces in room ignite?
A) Autoignition
B) Flashover
C) Backdraft
D) Rollover
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4. Heat rising within a structure is D) Convection
primarily caused by which form of
heat transfer?
A) Circulation
B) Radiation
C) Conduction
D) Convection
5. What is the term for the C) Rollover
spontaneous ignition of hot gases at
the upper level of a room?
A) Ghosting
B) Flashover
C) Rollover
D) Mushrooming
6. The majority of fires are A) Cooling the fuel
extinguished by which method?
A) Cooling the fuel
B) Excluding oxygen
C) Suppressing vapor emission
D) Inhibiting the chemical chain
reaction
7. Which material has the highest C) Copper
thermal conductivity?
A) Concrete
B) Wood
C) Copper
D) Air
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8. Flashover is a rapid transition into C) fully developed
the ___________ stage of fire
development.
A) growth
B) decay
C) fully developed
D) incipient
9. Fires involving combustible A) K.
cooking oils and fats are Class:
A) K.
B) B.
C) G.
D) D.
10. The majority of civilian fire injuries D) Residential
occur in which type of occupancy?
A) Retail/office
B) Industrial/manufacturing
C) Educational/institutional
D) Residential
11. What is the second stage of fire A) Growth
development?
A) Growth
B) Rollover
C) Fully developed
D) Incipient
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