2W051 Set B V2| 100 questions| with complete solutions

1. (201) A requirement for military explosives is that raw materials must be CORRECT ANSWERS: cheap. 2. (201) Volatility is the tendency of a substance to produce CORRECT ANSWERS: vapors. 3. (201) The word hygroscopicity refers to what property of an explosive? CORRECT ANSWERS: Moisture-absorbing 4. (201) The rate of transformation for high explosives is between 3,200 and CORRECT ANSWERS: 28,000 fps. 5. (201) The tendency of a substance to burn with a rapid and sparkling combustion is called CORRECT ANSWERS: deflagration. 6. (202) Explosive train primers are classified CORRECT ANSWERS: by the way they are initiated. 7. (202) What does an explosive train booster do? CORRECT ANSWERS: Detonates the main charge. 8. (202) How can you achieve an airburst with a general-purpose bomb? CORRECT ANSWERS: Use a time action high-explosive (HE) train. 9. (202) How can you increase the penetration effect of a shaped charge? CORRECT ANSWERS: Increase standoff distance. 10. (202) What is a shaped charge used for? CORRECT ANSWERS: To produce an explosive penetration of a solid target. 11. (203) The four factors that control the visibility of pyrotechnics are candlepower, color, weather, and CORRECT ANSWERS: light. 12. (203) The classifications of pyrotechnics include illuminants CORRECT ANSWERS: signals, combinations of signals and illuminants, and simulators. 13. (203) What do the colored bands, letters, or patches on signal munitions indicate? CORRECT ANSWERS: Color of the signal produced. 14. (204) Approximately how many minutes does the MK6 signal flare burn? CORRECT ANSWERS: 40. 15. (204) What pyrotechnic effects are produced