IFSTA Chapter 4 Fire Dynamics UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORECT
Answers
Which of the following BEST describes how understanding the physical science of fire can help
firefighters?
A.It keeps radiant heat from igniting fuel.
B.It keeps flaming combustion from beginning.
C.It translates into practical knowledge of fire behavior.
D.It helps in stopping rapid fire behavior from developing. - CORRECT ANSWER -C
p.208
Which of the following terms refers to a substance remaining chemically the same, but changing
in size, shape or appearance?
A.Chemical shift
B.Physical change
C.Chemical reaction
D.Parallel alteration - CORRECT ANSWER -B
p.208
When a substance changes from one type of matter to another, it has had a:
A.chemical shift.
B.physical change.
C.chemical reaction.
D.physical alteration. - CORRECT ANSWER -C
p.208
Which of the following represents the amount of energy that an object can release in the future?
,A.Kinetic
B.Thermal
C.Potential
D.Mechanical - CORRECT ANSWER -C
p.209
The energy possessed by a moving object is called:
A.kinetic energy.
B.thermal energy.
C.potential energy.
D.mechanical energy. - CORRECT ANSWER -A
p.209
The potential chemical energy of fuel in fire behavior is converted to:
A.sound energy.
B.thermal energy.
C.electrical energy.
D.mechanical energy. - CORRECT ANSWER -B
p.209
What type of reaction absorbs energy as it occurs?
A.Kinetic
B.Potential
C.Exothermic
D.Endothermic - CORRECT ANSWER -D
p.210
What type of reaction releases energy in the form of heat and sometimes light?
, A.Kinetic
B.Potential
C.Exothermic
D.Endothermic - CORRECT ANSWER -C
p.210
The process of ignition causes pyrolysis in solid fuels and ___ in liquid fuels.
A.melting
B.freezing
C.vaporization
D.kinetic reaction - CORRECT ANSWER -C
p.210
What is the most common form of ignition?
A.Piloted
B.Exothermic
C.Endothermic
D.Autoignition - CORRECT ANSWER -A
p.210
What mode of combustion produces a smoldering glow in a materialÕs surface?
A.Kinetic
B.Flaming
C.Potential
D.Nonflaming - CORRECT ANSWER -D
p.212
In what mode of combustion is a visible flame produced?
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORECT
Answers
Which of the following BEST describes how understanding the physical science of fire can help
firefighters?
A.It keeps radiant heat from igniting fuel.
B.It keeps flaming combustion from beginning.
C.It translates into practical knowledge of fire behavior.
D.It helps in stopping rapid fire behavior from developing. - CORRECT ANSWER -C
p.208
Which of the following terms refers to a substance remaining chemically the same, but changing
in size, shape or appearance?
A.Chemical shift
B.Physical change
C.Chemical reaction
D.Parallel alteration - CORRECT ANSWER -B
p.208
When a substance changes from one type of matter to another, it has had a:
A.chemical shift.
B.physical change.
C.chemical reaction.
D.physical alteration. - CORRECT ANSWER -C
p.208
Which of the following represents the amount of energy that an object can release in the future?
,A.Kinetic
B.Thermal
C.Potential
D.Mechanical - CORRECT ANSWER -C
p.209
The energy possessed by a moving object is called:
A.kinetic energy.
B.thermal energy.
C.potential energy.
D.mechanical energy. - CORRECT ANSWER -A
p.209
The potential chemical energy of fuel in fire behavior is converted to:
A.sound energy.
B.thermal energy.
C.electrical energy.
D.mechanical energy. - CORRECT ANSWER -B
p.209
What type of reaction absorbs energy as it occurs?
A.Kinetic
B.Potential
C.Exothermic
D.Endothermic - CORRECT ANSWER -D
p.210
What type of reaction releases energy in the form of heat and sometimes light?
, A.Kinetic
B.Potential
C.Exothermic
D.Endothermic - CORRECT ANSWER -C
p.210
The process of ignition causes pyrolysis in solid fuels and ___ in liquid fuels.
A.melting
B.freezing
C.vaporization
D.kinetic reaction - CORRECT ANSWER -C
p.210
What is the most common form of ignition?
A.Piloted
B.Exothermic
C.Endothermic
D.Autoignition - CORRECT ANSWER -A
p.210
What mode of combustion produces a smoldering glow in a materialÕs surface?
A.Kinetic
B.Flaming
C.Potential
D.Nonflaming - CORRECT ANSWER -D
p.212
In what mode of combustion is a visible flame produced?
