AMMO 63 U.S. ARMY EXPL SAFETY
FAMILIARIZATION DEFENSE AMMUNITION
EXAM SCRIPT FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● At what speed do materials detonate?
Answer: Supersonic
●● At what speed do materials deflagrate?
Answer: Subsonic
●● Sensitive determines
Answer: How likely AE is to accidentally detonate or deflagrate
●● The factors affecting stability are
Answer: Time
Temperature
Moisture
●● What are three uses of explosives
Answer: Delay elements
,Propellants
Pyrotechnics
●● Black power is an example of a low explosive because it
Answer: Deflagrates
●● Low explosives commonly used to thrust a projectile out a weapon
are called
Answer: Propellants
●● TNT is and example of a high explosive because it
Answer: Detonates
●● Primary high explosives are
Answer: Highly sensitive to heat and shock, making it easy to detonate
●● What are two key concepts about explosives
Answer: They facilitate safe storage and handling
They ensure the items function as intended
●● What type of train(s) on a projective provides safety against
accidental initiation by protecting the primer from impact or shock?
Answer: Low explosive train
, ●● What type of trains (s) keep events out of alignment until firing?
Answer: High explosive train
●● What is the correct sequence of a high explosive train
Answer: Primer, detonator, booster, bursting charge
●● Which three items are part of a high explosive train?
Answer: Booster, bursting charge, detonator.
●● Black power becomes very sensitive and possibly hazardous when it
is exposed to
Answer: Moister
●● What element needs protecting at all times because it contains a
sensitive HE and can be easily detonated
Answer: Primer
●● Inert ammunition contains
Answer: No energetic components
●● What are three characteristics of ammunition
Answer: They are used for training
FAMILIARIZATION DEFENSE AMMUNITION
EXAM SCRIPT FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● At what speed do materials detonate?
Answer: Supersonic
●● At what speed do materials deflagrate?
Answer: Subsonic
●● Sensitive determines
Answer: How likely AE is to accidentally detonate or deflagrate
●● The factors affecting stability are
Answer: Time
Temperature
Moisture
●● What are three uses of explosives
Answer: Delay elements
,Propellants
Pyrotechnics
●● Black power is an example of a low explosive because it
Answer: Deflagrates
●● Low explosives commonly used to thrust a projectile out a weapon
are called
Answer: Propellants
●● TNT is and example of a high explosive because it
Answer: Detonates
●● Primary high explosives are
Answer: Highly sensitive to heat and shock, making it easy to detonate
●● What are two key concepts about explosives
Answer: They facilitate safe storage and handling
They ensure the items function as intended
●● What type of train(s) on a projective provides safety against
accidental initiation by protecting the primer from impact or shock?
Answer: Low explosive train
, ●● What type of trains (s) keep events out of alignment until firing?
Answer: High explosive train
●● What is the correct sequence of a high explosive train
Answer: Primer, detonator, booster, bursting charge
●● Which three items are part of a high explosive train?
Answer: Booster, bursting charge, detonator.
●● Black power becomes very sensitive and possibly hazardous when it
is exposed to
Answer: Moister
●● What element needs protecting at all times because it contains a
sensitive HE and can be easily detonated
Answer: Primer
●● Inert ammunition contains
Answer: No energetic components
●● What are three characteristics of ammunition
Answer: They are used for training
