Fire Quiz 1

How many ingredients does a fire need

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 1

Which of the following are the elements needed for fire

• Fire, oxygen and heat

• Carbon dioxide, fire and heat

• Fuel, oxygen and heat

• A jiko

Water extinguishes fires by…

• Reducing the amount of heat available

• Removing the oxygen available

• Diluting the fuel

Solids act as fuels because they give off flammable vapours by being heated.

• True

• False

The temperature at which vapour from a liquid can be ignited is known as its…

• Lightpoint

• Flashpoint

• Heatpoint

The transfer of heat through the rising of hot air is known as…

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

What type of fuel is involved in a class C fire in Kenya?

• Flammable solids (eg, wood, cloth, rubber, paper etc)

• Flammable liquids or liquefiable solids (eg, petrol, oil, paint, some waxes and plastics)

• Flammable gases (eg, natural gas, hydrogen, propane, butane)