fire quiz 3

A stoichiometric reaction is

a balanced reaction where all the fuel is consumed

there cannot be flaming fire unless

a gas or vapor is burning

smoldering combustion is

absence of flame hot meterilas on surface where oxygen diffuses

combustion can be defined as

an exothermic self sustain reaction involving a solid meateral

what color flames are from alchol

blue

fire fighters need to know that yellow flame is

carbon monoxide

compartmentation refers to

construction areas in buildings that are safe

the most common type of flaming encountered by fire fighters is called

diffusive flaming

spontaneous combustion is

does not require independent ignition source

saponification is a process that chemeically converts

fatty acid to soap

there cannot be a flaming fire unless

gas or vapor is burning

the three fire events described in the text are

growth fully developed and backdraft

the law of latent heat of vaporization tells firefighter

how much heat will be absorbed by the substance when it changes from a liquid to a vapor

four stages of fire are

ignition growth fully develped and decay

the four sides of the newest tetrahedron are

oxygen,heat, fuel,and fire radicals

class C fire is

short circuit

relative humidity is

the ratio of the amount of moister in a given volume of space to the amount that volumewould contain

particulates are

unburden products found in smoke