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Chapter 5 Fire Behavior Exam Questions
With Correct Answers.
1. Matter exists in _____ states.
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6 - answer✔✔A) 3
2. Which is one of the three factors in solid fuel configuration?
A) Surface-to-mass ratio
B) Chemical composition
C) Moisture content
D) Heat release rate - answer✔✔A) Surface-to-mass ratio
3. What is the term for temperature in a room reaching the point where all exposed surfaces in
room ignite?
A) Autoignition
B) Flashover
C) Backdraft
D) Rollover - answer✔✔B) Flashover
4. Heat rising within a structure is primarily caused by which form of heat transfer?
A) Circulation
B) Radiation
C) Conduction
D) Convection - answer✔✔D) Convection
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5. What is the term for the spontaneous ignition of hot gases at the upper level of a room?
A) Ghosting
B) Flashover
C) Rollover
D) Mushrooming - answer✔✔C) Rollover
6. The majority of fires are extinguished by which method?
A) Cooling the fuel
B) Excluding oxygen
C) Suppressing vapor emission
D) Inhibiting the chemical chain reaction - answer✔✔A) Cooling the fuel
7. Which material has the highest thermal conductivity?
A) Concrete
B) Wood
C) Copper
D) Air - answer✔✔C) Copper
8. Flashover is a rapid transition into the ___________ stage of fire development.
A) growth
B) decay
C) fully developed
D) incipient - answer✔✔C) fully developed
9. Fires involving combustible cooking oils and fats are Class:
A) K.
B) B.
C) G.
D) D. - answer✔✔A) K.
10. The majority of civilian fire injuries occur in which type of occupancy?
A) Retail/office
Chapter 5 Fire Behavior Exam Questions
With Correct Answers.
1. Matter exists in _____ states.
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6 - answer✔✔A) 3
2. Which is one of the three factors in solid fuel configuration?
A) Surface-to-mass ratio
B) Chemical composition
C) Moisture content
D) Heat release rate - answer✔✔A) Surface-to-mass ratio
3. What is the term for temperature in a room reaching the point where all exposed surfaces in
room ignite?
A) Autoignition
B) Flashover
C) Backdraft
D) Rollover - answer✔✔B) Flashover
4. Heat rising within a structure is primarily caused by which form of heat transfer?
A) Circulation
B) Radiation
C) Conduction
D) Convection - answer✔✔D) Convection
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/22/2024 12:54 PM
5. What is the term for the spontaneous ignition of hot gases at the upper level of a room?
A) Ghosting
B) Flashover
C) Rollover
D) Mushrooming - answer✔✔C) Rollover
6. The majority of fires are extinguished by which method?
A) Cooling the fuel
B) Excluding oxygen
C) Suppressing vapor emission
D) Inhibiting the chemical chain reaction - answer✔✔A) Cooling the fuel
7. Which material has the highest thermal conductivity?
A) Concrete
B) Wood
C) Copper
D) Air - answer✔✔C) Copper
8. Flashover is a rapid transition into the ___________ stage of fire development.
A) growth
B) decay
C) fully developed
D) incipient - answer✔✔C) fully developed
9. Fires involving combustible cooking oils and fats are Class:
A) K.
B) B.
C) G.
D) D. - answer✔✔A) K.
10. The majority of civilian fire injuries occur in which type of occupancy?
A) Retail/office
