Week 7 : Arson/Fire and Explosives
Quiz by Professor J. Crowson
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- Q1
What New Jersey University had an arson-related fire in the year 2000, which resulted in the deaths of 3 students, later establishing and encouraging sprinkler system laws for dorms?
Seton Hall University
Hofstra University
University of New Jersey
University of New Haven
30s - Q2
What are the three components of the fire triangle?
Fuel, Nitrogen, and Carbon
Temperature, Containment, and Fuel
Oxygen, Heat and Fuel
Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen
30s - Q3
To better represent the combustive reaction of fire, the fire tetrahedron includes heat, fuel, oxygen, and what?
Containment
Chemical Chain Reactions
Endothermic Reactions
Primer Materials
30s - Q4
An exothermic reaction, describes one that gives off what?
Gas
Glowing
Heat
Carbon monoxide
30s - Q5
What type of combustion describes a solid-to-gas reaction, where there are no flames present?
Explosive combustion
Glowing combustion
Flaming combustion
Electrical combustion
30s - Q6
What type of combustion is it when both oxygen and fuels are in a gaseous state, leading to a rapid reaction of heat and fire?
Glowing combustion
Electrical combustion
Flaming combustion
Explosive combustion
30s - Q7
What type of fuel is propane or hydrogen?
Liquid Fuel
Solid Fuel
Gaseous Fuel
Plasma Fuel
30s - Q8
What type of fuel is gasoline or kerosene?
Solid Fuel
Liquid Fuel
Plasma Fuel
Gaseous Fuel
30s - Q9
What type of fuel is coal, wood or charcoal considered to be?
Plasma fuels
Liquid fuels
Gaseous fuels
Solid fuels
30s - Q10
What describes the temperature when fuel makes enough vapor to be ignited by a small flame?
Flash point
Pyrolysis point
Boiling point
Fire point
30s - Q11
What describes the temperature when a fuel will ignite with air WITHOUT an ignition source?
Boiling point
Flame point
Pyrolysis point
Fire point
30s - Q12
The range of _________ indicates the percentage of fuel that will sustain combustion when mixed with the air.
flammability
volatility
flash
density
30s - Q13
This describes the relative weight of a gas in comparison to the air.
Vapor density
Liquid density
Solid mass
Plasma mass
30s - Q14
Which of the following are common motives in arson cases?
Intimidation or Concealing Crimes
All of the above
Revenge and and Vandalism
Financial or Economic
30s - Q15
The primary goal of arson investigators is to determine what?
Length and cause of fire
Equipment failures
Cause and origin of fires
Damage and cost of fires
30s