Fire 101 quiz 1 With Complete Solutions.

Fire 101 quiz 1 With Complete Solutions

Three elements that make up the fire triangle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Fuel
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oxygen
heat


What is heat transfer? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the process by which heat is
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transferred from burning fuels to unburned fuels
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What are three methods of heat transfer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Convection
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conduction
radiation


What is convection? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the transfer of heat through the
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movement of hot air | | |




what is conduction? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the transfer of heat through solid
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matter


what is radiation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the transfer of heat in straight lines
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from warm surface to cooler surroundings
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what are the six Fire behavior terms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-smouldering
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, creeping
running |




torching
spotting
crowning


what is smouldering? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a fire burning without flame and
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barely spreading
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what is creeping? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a fire spreading slowly over the
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ground, generally a low flame
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what is running? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a fire rapidly spreading and with a well-
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defined head |




what is torching? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a single tree or a small clump of trees
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is said to "torch" when its foliage ignites and flares up. ( candling)
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what is spotting? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-firebrands carried by the surface wind,
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a fire whirl and spot fires
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what is crowning? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a fire ascending into the crowns of
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trees and spreading from crown to crown
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