VA Firefighter 1 Test Prep
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1. Which of the Following BEST describes how understanding the physical sci-
ence of fire can help firefighters?
a. it keeps radiant heat from igniting fuels
B. It keeps flaming combustion from beginning
C. It translates into practical knowledge of fire behavior: C. It translates into practical
knowledge of fire behavior
2. When a substance changes from one type of matter to another, it had a;
A. chemical shift
B. Physical Change
C. Chemical Reaction
D. Physical Alteration: C. Chemical Reaction
3. Which of the following best describes kinetic energy transfer?
A. it does not move at all
B. It moves from one substance to another
C. it moves from high temp to to temp substances: C. it moves from high temp to to temp
substances
4. What method of heat transfer occurs when a material is heated as the result
of direct contact with a heat source?: Conduction
5. Heat release rate is generally expressed in which of the following measure-
ments
A. Kilowatts
B. Kilojoules/grams
C. British Thermal units
D. Kilowatts per meter squared: A. Kilowatts
6. Fuel particles become smaller as the ratio of surface-to-mass:
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Stays Constant
D. Fluctuates back and forth: A. Increases
7. What form of compartment fire is controlled by the availability of oxygen and
configuration of fuel?
A. Uncontrolled
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hq5q4z
1. Which of the Following BEST describes how understanding the physical sci-
ence of fire can help firefighters?
a. it keeps radiant heat from igniting fuels
B. It keeps flaming combustion from beginning
C. It translates into practical knowledge of fire behavior: C. It translates into practical
knowledge of fire behavior
2. When a substance changes from one type of matter to another, it had a;
A. chemical shift
B. Physical Change
C. Chemical Reaction
D. Physical Alteration: C. Chemical Reaction
3. Which of the following best describes kinetic energy transfer?
A. it does not move at all
B. It moves from one substance to another
C. it moves from high temp to to temp substances: C. it moves from high temp to to temp
substances
4. What method of heat transfer occurs when a material is heated as the result
of direct contact with a heat source?: Conduction
5. Heat release rate is generally expressed in which of the following measure-
ments
A. Kilowatts
B. Kilojoules/grams
C. British Thermal units
D. Kilowatts per meter squared: A. Kilowatts
6. Fuel particles become smaller as the ratio of surface-to-mass:
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Stays Constant
D. Fluctuates back and forth: A. Increases
7. What form of compartment fire is controlled by the availability of oxygen and
configuration of fuel?
A. Uncontrolled
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