IFSTA Chapter 24 Questions and
Answers
In which step of the APIE process do responders initially attempt to identify the
hazardous materials involved?
A. Step 1: Analyze the incident
B. Step 2: Plan the initial response
C. Step 3: implement the response
D. Step 4: Evaluate progress - ANSWER-A. Step 1: Analyze the incident
In wat step of the APIE process do responders direct actions to reduce or eliminate the
risks present at a hazardous materials incident?
A. Step 1: Analyze the incident
B. Step 2: Plan the initial response
C. Step 3: implement the response
D. Step 4: Evaluate progress - ANSWER-C. Step 3: implement the response
Substances that possess harmful characteristics are called:
A. chronic or acute health hazards
B. Chemical hazards or carcinogens
C. weapons of mass destructions (WMD)
D. hazardous materials or dangerous goods - ANSWER-D. hazardous materials or
dangerous goods
A hazmat incident is an emergency involving:
A. any large fire
B. two or more structures
C. a substance from a foreign manufacturer or distributor
D. a substance that poses an unreasonable risk to people, the environment, and/or
poperty - ANSWER-D. a substance that poses an unreasonable risk to people, the
environment, and/or poperty
Why are hazmat incidents often more complex than other types of emergency
incidents?
A. The occur more frequently than other types of emergencies
B. There is no established protocol for handling a hazmat incident.
C. They are no more complex than other types of emergency incidents
, D. They often involve fires, explosions, and criminal or terrorist activity. - ANSWER-D.
They often involve fires, explosions, and criminal or terrorist activity.
Short-term health effects that occur within hours or days of exposure are:
A. acute
B. delayed
C. chronic
D. terminal - ANSWER-A. acute
What is the most common route of entry into the body for hazardous material?
A. Injection
B. Ingestion
C. Inhalation
D. Absorption - ANSWER-C. Inhalation
A nail puncturing your skin through a tear in your personal protective equipment would
present the risk of hazardous materials entering your body through:
A. injection
B. ingestions
C. radiation
D. inhalation - ANSWER-A. injection
Corrosives cause harm by:
A. releasing chemical energy
B. expanding rapidly and violently
C. destroying or burning living tissue
D. infecting body tissue and replicating in living cells - ANSWER-C. destroying or
burning living tissue
Mechanical energy, pressure, and radiation are examples of:
A. toxicity
B. etiology
C. corrosivity
D. energy release - ANSWER-D. energy release
In general, which state of matter has the greatest mobility?
A. gas
B. solid
C. liquid
D. plasma - ANSWER-A. gas
Answers
In which step of the APIE process do responders initially attempt to identify the
hazardous materials involved?
A. Step 1: Analyze the incident
B. Step 2: Plan the initial response
C. Step 3: implement the response
D. Step 4: Evaluate progress - ANSWER-A. Step 1: Analyze the incident
In wat step of the APIE process do responders direct actions to reduce or eliminate the
risks present at a hazardous materials incident?
A. Step 1: Analyze the incident
B. Step 2: Plan the initial response
C. Step 3: implement the response
D. Step 4: Evaluate progress - ANSWER-C. Step 3: implement the response
Substances that possess harmful characteristics are called:
A. chronic or acute health hazards
B. Chemical hazards or carcinogens
C. weapons of mass destructions (WMD)
D. hazardous materials or dangerous goods - ANSWER-D. hazardous materials or
dangerous goods
A hazmat incident is an emergency involving:
A. any large fire
B. two or more structures
C. a substance from a foreign manufacturer or distributor
D. a substance that poses an unreasonable risk to people, the environment, and/or
poperty - ANSWER-D. a substance that poses an unreasonable risk to people, the
environment, and/or poperty
Why are hazmat incidents often more complex than other types of emergency
incidents?
A. The occur more frequently than other types of emergencies
B. There is no established protocol for handling a hazmat incident.
C. They are no more complex than other types of emergency incidents
, D. They often involve fires, explosions, and criminal or terrorist activity. - ANSWER-D.
They often involve fires, explosions, and criminal or terrorist activity.
Short-term health effects that occur within hours or days of exposure are:
A. acute
B. delayed
C. chronic
D. terminal - ANSWER-A. acute
What is the most common route of entry into the body for hazardous material?
A. Injection
B. Ingestion
C. Inhalation
D. Absorption - ANSWER-C. Inhalation
A nail puncturing your skin through a tear in your personal protective equipment would
present the risk of hazardous materials entering your body through:
A. injection
B. ingestions
C. radiation
D. inhalation - ANSWER-A. injection
Corrosives cause harm by:
A. releasing chemical energy
B. expanding rapidly and violently
C. destroying or burning living tissue
D. infecting body tissue and replicating in living cells - ANSWER-C. destroying or
burning living tissue
Mechanical energy, pressure, and radiation are examples of:
A. toxicity
B. etiology
C. corrosivity
D. energy release - ANSWER-D. energy release
In general, which state of matter has the greatest mobility?
A. gas
B. solid
C. liquid
D. plasma - ANSWER-A. gas
