Chapter 5: Fire Behavior

Front

What is the property loss cost associated with fire annually?

Back

15.9 billion

Front

Most fire-related civilian deaths occur in which setting?

Back

Residential home fires

Front

A well-trained firefighter can need which of these? More water to put out more fire, More water to put out less fire, Less water to put out more fire, No water if using foam

Back

Less water to put out more fire

Front

Materials that are capable of catching fire are called ______.

Back

Combustibles

Front

Which of these describes anything that has mass and volume? Options: Matter, Element, Molecule, Ion

Back

Matter

Front

Which is NOT a state of matter? Solid, Liquid, Gas, Molecule

Back

Molecule

Front

What effect does cold have on a solid?

Back

It becomes more brittle.

Front

What is the oxygen level in air?

Back

21%

Front

Which state of matter cannot be compressed? Solid, Liquid, Gas, All of them can be compressed

Back

Liquid

Front

What describes energy within an object when it is not in motion?

Back

Potential