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FIRE TECHNOLOGY AND ARSON INVESTIGATION EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. It is a quick and self-sustaining oxidation process with the evolution of heat
and light in different intensity where chemical reaction takes place
between fuel, heat, and oxygen.
a. Flame
b. Oxidizing Agent
c. Fire
d. Energy
2. It is defined as the chemical decomposition of matter through the action of
heat or also known as thermal decomposition which causes a change from
a solid state to vapor state.
a. Burning
b. Oxidation
c. Pyrolysis
d. Flame
3. What is known as the rapid oxidation of substances by the generation of
heat and light?
a. Combustion
b. Explosion
c. Distillation
d. Sublimation
4. This refers to any combustible materials which when sufficient heat is
applied will vaporize and burn and is considered as the primary
consideration in the fire tetrahedron.
a. Chemical Reaction
b. Heat
c. Reducing Agent
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d. Oxidizing Material
5. This is the method of heat transfer through solid materials, that is, direct
contact.
a. Radiation
b. Conduction
c. Convection
d. Electrocution
6. In this method, heat is transferred through circulating medium either gas or
liquid.
a. Radiation
b. Conduction
c. Convection
d. Electrocution
7. What will happen to a liquid fuel which has a specific gravity of more than
one (1)?
a. Mix with water
b. Float in the water
c. Sink in the water
d. Heavier than air
8. How many percentage is the composition of oxygen in the air under normal
temperature?
a. 16%
b. 22%
c. 21%
d. 15%
9. What do you call a constant temperature at which the vapor pressure of
the liquid is equal to the atmospheric pressure?
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a. Vapor Density
b. Flash point
c. Vapor Pressure
d. Boiling Point
10.It refers to the minimum temperature that a substance in the air must be
heated in order to begin a combustion without the interference of
additional heat from external sources.
a. Fire Point
b. Kindling Temperature
c. Vapor Pressure
d. Flash Point
11.When a fire broke out in an establishment, it is always considered as the
normal or common behavior of fire.
a. It moves horizontally
b. It moves to the left and right
c. It moves upward
d. It moves in circular motion
12.It refers to a temperature at which a flammable liquid forms free radicals
that ignite when sufficient heat is applied to the fuel.
a. Flash Point
b. Fire Point
c. Kindling Temperature
d. Combustion
13.A material that easily yields oxygen which also initiates a combustion once
its amount becomes sufficient.
a. Fuel
b. Flame
c. Oxidizing Material
d. Chemical Reaction
FIRE TECHNOLOGY AND ARSON INVESTIGATION EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. It is a quick and self-sustaining oxidation process with the evolution of heat
and light in different intensity where chemical reaction takes place
between fuel, heat, and oxygen.
a. Flame
b. Oxidizing Agent
c. Fire
d. Energy
2. It is defined as the chemical decomposition of matter through the action of
heat or also known as thermal decomposition which causes a change from
a solid state to vapor state.
a. Burning
b. Oxidation
c. Pyrolysis
d. Flame
3. What is known as the rapid oxidation of substances by the generation of
heat and light?
a. Combustion
b. Explosion
c. Distillation
d. Sublimation
4. This refers to any combustible materials which when sufficient heat is
applied will vaporize and burn and is considered as the primary
consideration in the fire tetrahedron.
a. Chemical Reaction
b. Heat
c. Reducing Agent
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d. Oxidizing Material
5. This is the method of heat transfer through solid materials, that is, direct
contact.
a. Radiation
b. Conduction
c. Convection
d. Electrocution
6. In this method, heat is transferred through circulating medium either gas or
liquid.
a. Radiation
b. Conduction
c. Convection
d. Electrocution
7. What will happen to a liquid fuel which has a specific gravity of more than
one (1)?
a. Mix with water
b. Float in the water
c. Sink in the water
d. Heavier than air
8. How many percentage is the composition of oxygen in the air under normal
temperature?
a. 16%
b. 22%
c. 21%
d. 15%
9. What do you call a constant temperature at which the vapor pressure of
the liquid is equal to the atmospheric pressure?
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a. Vapor Density
b. Flash point
c. Vapor Pressure
d. Boiling Point
10.It refers to the minimum temperature that a substance in the air must be
heated in order to begin a combustion without the interference of
additional heat from external sources.
a. Fire Point
b. Kindling Temperature
c. Vapor Pressure
d. Flash Point
11.When a fire broke out in an establishment, it is always considered as the
normal or common behavior of fire.
a. It moves horizontally
b. It moves to the left and right
c. It moves upward
d. It moves in circular motion
12.It refers to a temperature at which a flammable liquid forms free radicals
that ignite when sufficient heat is applied to the fuel.
a. Flash Point
b. Fire Point
c. Kindling Temperature
d. Combustion
13.A material that easily yields oxygen which also initiates a combustion once
its amount becomes sufficient.
a. Fuel
b. Flame
c. Oxidizing Material
d. Chemical Reaction
