IAAI Definitions Study Guide for CFI QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025) |COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
|A+ GRADED |100% CORRECT!!
A rapid oxidation process resulting in the evolution of light and heat. -
(ANSWER)FIRE
The ability of matter to perform work by moving objects or transforming heat. -
(ANSWER)Energy
The process of air or gases being drawn into a fire plume. -
(ANSWER)Entrainment
Observable or measurable changes in materials due to fire. - (ANSWER)Fire
Effects
The study of how chemistry, fire science, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer
interact to influence fire behavior. - (ANSWER)Fire Dynamics
Visible or measurable physical changes or shapes formed by fire effects. -
(ANSWER)Fire Patterns
The movement of fire from one place to another. - (ANSWER)Fire Spread
A body or stream of gaseous material involved in the combustion process and
emitting radiant energy. - (ANSWER)Flame
, The leading edge of a propagating combustion reaction zone. - (ANSWER)Flame
Front
The sudden conversion of potential energy into kinetic energy with the release of
gases under pressure. - (ANSWER)Explosion
Factual data based on measurements or direct sensory experiments. -
(ANSWER)Empirical Data
The spread of fire by the falling of burning materials. - (ANSWER)Drop Down
The propagation of a combustion zone at a velocity less than the speed of sound.
- (ANSWER)Deflagration
The flow of an electrical charge. - (ANSWER)Current
Heat transfer by circulation within a medium like gas or liquid. -
(ANSWER)Convection
Heat transfer to another object through direct contact. - (ANSWER)Conduction
The instability that occurs when heat generation exceeds heat loss within a
material. - (ANSWER)Thermal Runaway
VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025) |COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
|A+ GRADED |100% CORRECT!!
A rapid oxidation process resulting in the evolution of light and heat. -
(ANSWER)FIRE
The ability of matter to perform work by moving objects or transforming heat. -
(ANSWER)Energy
The process of air or gases being drawn into a fire plume. -
(ANSWER)Entrainment
Observable or measurable changes in materials due to fire. - (ANSWER)Fire
Effects
The study of how chemistry, fire science, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer
interact to influence fire behavior. - (ANSWER)Fire Dynamics
Visible or measurable physical changes or shapes formed by fire effects. -
(ANSWER)Fire Patterns
The movement of fire from one place to another. - (ANSWER)Fire Spread
A body or stream of gaseous material involved in the combustion process and
emitting radiant energy. - (ANSWER)Flame
, The leading edge of a propagating combustion reaction zone. - (ANSWER)Flame
Front
The sudden conversion of potential energy into kinetic energy with the release of
gases under pressure. - (ANSWER)Explosion
Factual data based on measurements or direct sensory experiments. -
(ANSWER)Empirical Data
The spread of fire by the falling of burning materials. - (ANSWER)Drop Down
The propagation of a combustion zone at a velocity less than the speed of sound.
- (ANSWER)Deflagration
The flow of an electrical charge. - (ANSWER)Current
Heat transfer by circulation within a medium like gas or liquid. -
(ANSWER)Convection
Heat transfer to another object through direct contact. - (ANSWER)Conduction
The instability that occurs when heat generation exceeds heat loss within a
material. - (ANSWER)Thermal Runaway
