Question 1

Class C fires involve combustible, easily oxidized metals such as aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and zirconium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Fires are classified according to their properties, which relate to the nature of the fuel. What class of fire has a metal fuel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Class A 
B)  Class B 
C)  Class C 
D)  Class D 
E)  Class M 
A)  Class A 
B)  Class B 
C)  Class C 
D)  Class D 
E)  Class M E

Question 3

What are the four elements of the fire tetrahedron?

Accepted Answer

A)  Air, fuel, ignition, and chemical chain reaction 
B)  Air, fuel, ignition, and flame 
C)  Oxygen, fuel, heat, chemical chain reaction 
D)  Nitrogen, fuel, ignition, and smoke 
E)  Nitrogen, fuel, smoke, chemical chain reaction 
A)  Air, fuel, ignition, and chemical chain reaction 
B)  Air, fuel, ignition, and flame 
C)  Oxygen, fuel, heat, chemical chain reaction 
D)  Nitrogen, fuel, ignition, and smoke 
E)  Nitrogen, fuel, smoke, chemical chain reaction C

Question 4

The explosive range of a material refers to the distance from the source that a given volume can travel if ignited.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The by-product of combustion is energy in the form of light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most gases are heavier than air.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

National Fire Protection Association statistics show that most people die in fires from what cause?

Accepted Answer

A)  Burnt flesh 
B)  Infection 
C)  Heat stroke 
D)  Building collapse 
E)  Smoke inhalation 
A)  Burnt flesh 
B)  Infection 
C)  Heat stroke 
D)  Building collapse 
E)  Smoke inhalation

Question 8

Which of the following are products of combustion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Solids, vapours, oxidizers, and hydrogen 
B)  Gases, flame, heat, and smoke 
C)  Oxygen, hydrogen, and vapour 
D)  Vapours, oxidizers, and fuel 
E)  Solids, gasses, nitrogen, and oxygen 
A)  Solids, vapours, oxidizers, and hydrogen 
B)  Gases, flame, heat, and smoke 
C)  Oxygen, hydrogen, and vapour 
D)  Vapours, oxidizers, and fuel 
E)  Solids, gasses, nitrogen, and oxygen

Question 9

What are the three elements required for starting and sustaining fire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heat, smoke and fire 
B)  Smoke, fuel, and heat 
C)  Fuel, heat, and oxygen 
D)  Oxygen, fire, and smoke 
E)  Heat, oxygen, and fire 
A)  Heat, smoke and fire 
B)  Smoke, fuel, and heat 
C)  Fuel, heat, and oxygen 
D)  Oxygen, fire, and smoke 
E)  Heat, oxygen, and fire

Question 10

Cooling is one of the principal ways to control a fire or extinguish it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The blue area an NFPA 704 label identifies health hazards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Fire hazards are conditions that favour fire development or growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Flammable liquids have a higher flash point than combustible liquids.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What term is used to describe a chemical reaction that creates heat?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exothermic reaction 
B)  Endothermic reaction 
C)  Explosion 
D)  Class A reaction 
E)  Class B reaction 
A)  Exothermic reaction 
B)  Endothermic reaction 
C)  Explosion 
D)  Class A reaction 
E)  Class B reaction

Question 15

The elements represented in the fire tetrahedron are fuel, oxygen, and heat, and ignition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the temperature at which a given fuel can burst into flame?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ignition temperature 
B)  Combustion point 
C)  Flame point 
D)  Fire temperature 
E)  Both A and B 
A)  Ignition temperature 
B)  Combustion point 
C)  Flame point 
D)  Fire temperature 
E)  Both A and B

Question 17

CO2 would be a suitable extinguishing agent for which classes of fires?

Accepted Answer

A)  A and B 
B)  B and C 
C)  C and D 
D)  A and C 
E)  B and D 
A)  A and B 
B)  B and C 
C)  C and D 
D)  A and C 
E)  B and D

Question 18

Exothermic chemical reactions consume more heat than they generate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Chemical reactions in a fire break down materials into basic elements

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The fire point is the lowest temperature for a given fuel at which vapours are produced in sufficient concentrations to flash in the presence of a source of ignition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: Fire Hazards and Life Safety

Class C fires involve combustible, easily oxidized metals such as aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and zirconium.

Fires are classified according to their properties, which relate to the nature of the fuel. What class of fire has a metal fuel?

What are the four elements of the fire tetrahedron?

The explosive range of a material refers to the distance from the source that a given volume can travel if ignited.

The by-product of combustion is energy in the form of light.

Most gases are heavier than air.

National Fire Protection Association statistics show that most people die in fires from what cause?

Which of the following are products of combustion?

What are the three elements required for starting and sustaining fire?

Cooling is one of the principal ways to control a fire or extinguish it.

The blue area an NFPA 704 label identifies health hazards.

Fire hazards are conditions that favour fire development or growth.

Flammable liquids have a higher flash point than combustible liquids.

What term is used to describe a chemical reaction that creates heat?

The elements represented in the fire tetrahedron are fuel, oxygen, and heat, and ignition.

What is the temperature at which a given fuel can burst into flame?

CO2 would be a suitable extinguishing agent for which classes of fires?

Exothermic chemical reactions consume more heat than they generate.

Chemical reactions in a fire break down materials into basic elements

The fire point is the lowest temperature for a given fuel at which vapours are produced in sufficient concentrations to flash in the presence of a source of ignition.

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