FIRE TECHNOLOGY AND ARSON INVESTIGATIION

I. INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by marking
the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

1. One of the kinds of oxidation which is the same as actual burning it is the rapid oxidation
accompanied by heat and light.
a. combustion c. flames
b. boiling point d. flash point
2. Heat is measured by its-
a. heat wave c. ignition
b. temperature d. flash point
3. Establishing the fire code of the Philippines.
a. PD 1185 c. PD 603
b. PD 1919 d. PD. 8511
4. A colorless, odorless gas and one of the compositions of air.
a. heat c. oxygen
b. fuel d. nitrogen
5. Any substance which reacts chemically with oxygen and produces flames.
a. heat c. oxygen
b. fuel d. nitrogen
6. It is the common source of heat in combustion reactions.
a. chemical energy c. electrical energy
b. nuclear energy d. mechanical energy
7. It is the energy component of the fire tetrahedron.
a. flame b. combustion
c. fire d. heat
8. It is generated when atoms either split apart or combine.
a. chemical energy c. electrical energy
b. nuclear energy d. mechanical energy
9. It is a series of events that occur in sequence with results of each individual being
added to the rest.
a. Combustion c. chain reaction
b. chemical reaction d. energy reaction
10. The year that PD 1185 was enacted.
a. 1977 c. 1988
b. 1999 d. 1966
11. Also known as thermal decomposition.
a. Pyrolysis c. Heat
b. Fire d. Combustion
12. It is useful in illustrating and remembering the combustion process because it
has room for the chain reaction and because each face touches the other three
faces.
a. fire triangle c. Fire Tetrahedron
b. Chemistry of Fire d. Chain Reaction
13. The ratio of the weight of a solid or liquid substance to the weight of an equal
volume of water.
a. Specific Gravity c. Vapor density
b. Vapor Pressure d. Vapor Pressure
14. The weight of a volume of pure gas composed to the volume of dry air at the
same temperature and pressure.
a. Specific Gravity c. Vapor density
b. Vapor Pressure d. Vapor Pressure
15. The force exerted by the molecules on the surface of a liquid.
a. Specific Gravity c. Vapor density
b. Vapor Pressure d. Temperature
16. The measure of the degree of thermal agitation of molecules.
 a. Temperature c. Boiling Point
b. Fire Point d. Ignition Temperature
17. The constant temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the
atmospheric pressure.
a. Temperature c. Boiling Point
b. Fire Point d. Ignition Temperature
18. The minimum temperature at which the substance must be heated in order to
initiate combustion.
a. Temperature c. Boiling Point
b. Fire Point d. Ignition Temperature
19. The lowest temperature of a liquid in an open container at which vapors are
evolved fast enough to support combustion.
a. Temperature c. Boiling Point
b. Fire Point d. Ignition Temperature
20. The temperature at which a flammable liquid forms a vapor-air mixture that
ignites (mixture with in the explosive range).
a. Flash point c. Endothermic Reactions
b. Exothermic Reactions d. Oxidation
21. Changes whereby energy (heat) is absorbed or is added before the reaction
takes place.
a. Flash point c. Endothermic Reactions
b. Exothermic Reactions d. Oxidation
22. Those that release or give off energy (heat) thus they produce substances with
less energy than the reactants.
a. Flash point c. Endothermic Reactions
b. Exothermic Reactions d. Oxidation
23. A chemical change that is exothermic, a change in which combustible material
(fuel) and an oxidizing agent (air), react. Example of oxidation is combustion
which is the same as actual burning.
a. Flash point c. Endothermic Reactions
b. Exothermic Reactions d. Oxidation
24. It is a combustion product and a manifestation of fire when it is in its gas-phased
combustion.
a. Flame c. Non-Luminous Flame
b. Premixed Flame d. Diffusion frame
25. Is orange-red, deposit soot at the bottom of a vessel being heated due to
incomplete combustion and has a low temperature.
a. Luminous Flame c. Non-Luminous Flame
b. Premixed Flame d. Diffusion frame
26. Is blue, there is complete combustion of fuel and has relatively high temperature.
a. Luminous Flame c. Non-Luminous Flame
b. Premixed Flame d. Diffusion frame
27. Is exemplified by a Bunsen-type laboratory burner where hydrocarbon is
thoroughly mixed with air before reaching the flame zone.
a. Luminous Flame c. Non-Luminous Flame
b. Premixed Flame d. Diffusion frame
28. Is observed when gas (fuel) alone is forced through a nozzle into the atmosphere
which diffuses in the surrounding atmosphere in order to form a flammable
mixture.
a. Luminous Flame c. Non-Luminous Flame
b. Premixed Flame d. Diffusion frame
29. When a particle follows a smooth path through a gaseous flame.
a. Turbulent flame c. Laminar flame
b. Non-pyrolyzable solid fuels d. Pyrolyzable solid fuels
30. Are those having unsteady, irregular flows. As physical size, gas density or
velocity is increased, all laminar gas flows tend to become turbulent.
a. Turbulent flame c. Laminar flame
 b. Non-pyrolyzable solid fuels d. Pyrolyzable solid fuels
31. Include many of the ordinary accepted combustibles: wood, paper and so on.
The vapors released by their chemical decomposition support flaming
combustion. This exemplifies a gas-to-gas reaction: the vapors released mixed
with oxygen in the air to produce a flame.
a. Turbulent flame c. Laminar flame
b. Non-pyrolyzable solid fuels d. Pyrolyzable solid fuels
32. A common example is charcoal. Chemical decomposition does not occur
because there are no pyrolyzable elements present. No vapors are released. The
glowing combustion that results is an example of a gas-to-solid reaction.
a. Turbulent flame c. Laminar flame
b. Non-pyrolyzable solid fuels d. Pyrolyzable solid fuels
33. They are ordinary combustible materials that are usually made of organic
substances such as wood and wood-based products. It includes some synthetic
or inorganic materials like rubber, leather, and plastic products.
a. Class A Fuels c. Class B
b. Class C Fuels d. Class D
34. Materials that are in the form of flammable liquids such as alcohol, acidic
solutions, oil, liquid petroleum products, etc.
a. Class A Fuels c. Class B
b. Class C Fuels d. Class D
35. they are normally fire resistant materials such as materials used on electrical
wiring and other electrical appliances.
a. Class A Fuels c. Class B
b. Class C Fuels d. Class D
36. They are combustible metallic substances such as magnesium, titanium,
zirconium, sodium and potassium.
a. Class A Fuels c. Class B
b. Class C Fuels d. Class D
37. They are liquids having a flash point of 37.8 C (100F) and a vapor pressure not
exceeding 40 psia (2068.6 um) at 37.8 C.
a. Combustible liquids c. Flammable liquids
b. Natural gas d. Manufactured gas
38. These liquids have flash point at or above 37.8 C (100F).
a. Combustible liquids c. Flammable liquids
b. Natural gas d. Manufactured gas
39. The gas used to heat buildings, cook food, and provides energy for industries. It
consists chiefly of methane, a colorless and odorless gas. Natural gas is usually
mixed with compounds of foul-smelling elements like sulfur so gas leaks can be
detected.
a. Combustible liquids c. Flammable liquids
b. Natural gas d. Manufactured gas
40. Gas in which at all normal temperature inside its container; exist solely in the
gaseous state under pressure. The pressure depends on the pressure to which
the container is originally charged and how much gas remains in the container.
However, temperature affects the volume and pressure of the gas.
a. Manufactured gas c. Compressed gas
b. Liquefied gas d. Cryogenic gas
41. Gas, which, at normal temperature inside its container, exist partly in the liquid
state and partly in gaseous state and under pressure as long as any liquid
remains in the container. The pressure basically depends on the temperature of
the liquid although the amount of liquid also affects the pressure under some
condition. A liquefied gas exhibits a more complicated behavior as the result of
heating.
a. Manufactured gas c. Compressed gas
b. Liquefied gas d. Cryogenic gas
42. A liquefied gas which exist in its container at temperature far below normal
atmospheric temperature, usually slightly above its boiling point and
correspondingly low to moderate pressure. Examples of this gas are air, carbon
monoxide, ethylene, fluorine, helium, hydrogen, methane, nitrogen, and oxygen.
a. Manufactured gas c. Compressed gas
b. Liquefied gas d. Cryogenic gas
43. It has a freezing point of 0C and a boiling point of 100C. It is widely used
throughout the world, particularly for scientific works.
a. Celsius d. Fahrenheit
b. Kelvin d. Rankine
44. It is used mostly in English-speaking countries for purposes other than scientific
works and based on the mercury thermometer. In this scale, the freezing point of
water is 32F and the boiling point is 212 F.
a. Celsius d. Fahrenheit
b. Kelvin d. Rankine
45. It is the most commonly used thermodynamic temperature scale. Zero is defined
as absolute zero of temperature that is, - 273.15 c, or –459.67 F.
a. Celsius d. Fahrenheit
b. Kelvin d. Rankine
46. Is another temperature scale employing absolute zero as its lowest point in which
each degree of temperature is equivalent to one degree on the Fahrenheit scale?
The freezing point of water under this scale is 492 R and the boiling point is 672
R.
a. Celsius d. Fahrenheit
b. Kelvin d. Rankine
47. It is the transfer of heats by molecular activity within a material or medium,
usually a solid. Direct contact is the underlying factor in conduction. Example, if
you touch a hot stove, the pain you feel is a first result of conducted heat passing
from the stove directly to your hand. In a structural fire, superheated pipes, steel
girders, and other structural members such as walls and floors may conduct
enough heat to initiate fires in other areas of the structure.
a. Convection c. Radiation
b. Conduction d. None of the Above
48. It is the transfer of heat through a circulating medium, usually air or liquid. The
super-heated gases evolved from a fire are lighter than air, and consequently
rise; they can and do initiate additional damage. In large fires, the high fireball
that accompanies the incident is referred to as a firestorm.
a. Convection c. Radiation
b. Conduction d. None of the Above
49. It is primarily responsible for the exposure hazards that develop and exist during
a fire. Heat waves travel in a direct or straight line from their source until they
strike an object. The heat that collects on the surface of the object or building in
the path of the heat waves is subsequently absorbed into its mass through
conduction.
a. Convection c. Radiation
b. Conduction d. None of the Above
50. Oxygen is needed to produce fire in the presence of fuel and heat.
a. 21% c. 14-15%
b. 16-21% d. None of the Above