WMD FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which level of protection provides the highest level of respiratory, skin, and eye
protection from solid, liquid, and gaseous chemicals? - Answer -Level A
Which level of protection is used when the chemical(s) in the response zone have been
identified and do not require a high degree of skin protection. The primary hazards
associated with site entry are from liquid and not vapor contact. - Answer -Level B
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 10 created the National Incident Management
System? - Answer -False (created by HSPD-5)
There are 6 components included in NIMS - Answer -True
Which component of NIMS is designed to enable effective and efficient incident
management and coordination by providing a flexible, standardized incident
management structure? - Answer -Command and management
Which NIMS component involves a combination of assessment; planning; procedures
and protocols; training and exercises; personnel qualifications, licensure, and
certification; equipment certification; and evaluation and revision? - Answer -
Preparedness
What provides strategic direction, oversight, and coordination of NIMS and supports
both routine maintenance and continuous refinement of NIMS and its components and
provides guidance to jurisdictions and emergency? - Answer -National Integration
Center
NIMS was created in the aftermath of devastating wildfires in California in the early
1970s, - Answer -False (NIMS was created in 2004)
Who is in charge at in incident and must be fully qualified to manage the response? -
Answer -Incident Commander (IC)
A BLEVE is a type of explosion that occurs when a container storing a pressurized
"gas" is heated, causing it to burst. - Answer -False (the container has a liquid inside,
thus "boiling LIQUID expanding vapor explosion")
A neutron has no electrical charge. - Answer -True
A unified command allows all agencies with responsibility for the incident to manage it
by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies. - Answer -True
ANFO is one of the most powerful high explosives known and was used in an attempt to
blow up a 767 jetliner traveling from Paris to Miami in 2001. - Answer -False
, Alpha particles are considered an internal hazard - Answer -True
Ammonium nitrate mixed with fuel oil and confined can be transformed into a powerful
high explosive known as ANFO - Answer -True
Among other important duties, the CDC detects and investigates disease outbreaks and
other health problems. - Answer -True
Anhydrous ammonia is a key ingredient in the illegal production of methamphetamine -
Answer -True
Another term for Radiological Dispersed Device (RDD) is Dirty Bomb. - Answer -True
Anthrax is not contagious and cannot be spread from human to human. - Answer -True
Anthrax spores are extracted from castor beans - Answer -False (ricin comes from
castor beans "rice n beans")
As little as 10 milligrams of VX can kill a human being. - Answer -True
Aum Shinrikyo is the name of a city in Estonia where thousands of people died as a
result of a radiological accident - Answer -False
Bacteria consists of small units of DNA or RNA - Answer -False
Chemical agents have been described as a "poor man's _____": - Answer -Atomic
Bomb
DHS is the U.S. goverment's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans.
- Answer -False (HHS)
DOT, OSHA, EPA, and NRC all use the same definition for "Hazardous Material" -
Answer -False
During the seige of Kaffa in the 14th Century, invaders hurled plague-infected bodies
into the city, - Answer -True
Electrons are negatively charged particles while Protons possess a positive charge. -
Answer -True
DHS coordinates the federal response to a natural disaster. - Answer -True
Fissile isotopes are extremely common in nature and and can be found in everyday
surroundings. - Answer -False
Which level of protection provides the highest level of respiratory, skin, and eye
protection from solid, liquid, and gaseous chemicals? - Answer -Level A
Which level of protection is used when the chemical(s) in the response zone have been
identified and do not require a high degree of skin protection. The primary hazards
associated with site entry are from liquid and not vapor contact. - Answer -Level B
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 10 created the National Incident Management
System? - Answer -False (created by HSPD-5)
There are 6 components included in NIMS - Answer -True
Which component of NIMS is designed to enable effective and efficient incident
management and coordination by providing a flexible, standardized incident
management structure? - Answer -Command and management
Which NIMS component involves a combination of assessment; planning; procedures
and protocols; training and exercises; personnel qualifications, licensure, and
certification; equipment certification; and evaluation and revision? - Answer -
Preparedness
What provides strategic direction, oversight, and coordination of NIMS and supports
both routine maintenance and continuous refinement of NIMS and its components and
provides guidance to jurisdictions and emergency? - Answer -National Integration
Center
NIMS was created in the aftermath of devastating wildfires in California in the early
1970s, - Answer -False (NIMS was created in 2004)
Who is in charge at in incident and must be fully qualified to manage the response? -
Answer -Incident Commander (IC)
A BLEVE is a type of explosion that occurs when a container storing a pressurized
"gas" is heated, causing it to burst. - Answer -False (the container has a liquid inside,
thus "boiling LIQUID expanding vapor explosion")
A neutron has no electrical charge. - Answer -True
A unified command allows all agencies with responsibility for the incident to manage it
by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies. - Answer -True
ANFO is one of the most powerful high explosives known and was used in an attempt to
blow up a 767 jetliner traveling from Paris to Miami in 2001. - Answer -False
, Alpha particles are considered an internal hazard - Answer -True
Ammonium nitrate mixed with fuel oil and confined can be transformed into a powerful
high explosive known as ANFO - Answer -True
Among other important duties, the CDC detects and investigates disease outbreaks and
other health problems. - Answer -True
Anhydrous ammonia is a key ingredient in the illegal production of methamphetamine -
Answer -True
Another term for Radiological Dispersed Device (RDD) is Dirty Bomb. - Answer -True
Anthrax is not contagious and cannot be spread from human to human. - Answer -True
Anthrax spores are extracted from castor beans - Answer -False (ricin comes from
castor beans "rice n beans")
As little as 10 milligrams of VX can kill a human being. - Answer -True
Aum Shinrikyo is the name of a city in Estonia where thousands of people died as a
result of a radiological accident - Answer -False
Bacteria consists of small units of DNA or RNA - Answer -False
Chemical agents have been described as a "poor man's _____": - Answer -Atomic
Bomb
DHS is the U.S. goverment's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans.
- Answer -False (HHS)
DOT, OSHA, EPA, and NRC all use the same definition for "Hazardous Material" -
Answer -False
During the seige of Kaffa in the 14th Century, invaders hurled plague-infected bodies
into the city, - Answer -True
Electrons are negatively charged particles while Protons possess a positive charge. -
Answer -True
DHS coordinates the federal response to a natural disaster. - Answer -True
Fissile isotopes are extremely common in nature and and can be found in everyday
surroundings. - Answer -False
