College of Saint Lawrence, Inc.
Balagtas, Bulacan
Midterm
Fire Protection and Arson Investigation
Name: Score:
Section: Date:
I. Encircle the Correct Answer. No Erasure
1. It is the manifestation of rapid chemical reaction occurring between
fuel and oxidizer.
a. Fire c. Heat
b. Fuel d. Oxygen
2. The start of burning is the start of __________
a. Chain reaction c. Chemical reaction
b. Thermal reaction d. No reaction
3. It is defined as the chemical decomposition of a matter through the
action of heat
a. Chain decomposition c. Chemical decomposition
b. Thermal decomposition d. No decomposition
4. Body of the Fire
a. Fire c. Heat
b. Fuel d. Oxygen
5. Soul of the Fire
a. Fire c. Heat
b. Fuel d. Oxygen
6. Life of the Fire
a. Fire c. Heat
b. Fuel d. Oxygen
7. The temperature at which a flammable liquid forms a vapor air mixture
that ignites.
a. Boiling Point c. Fire Point
b. Ignition Temp d. Flash Point
8. The minimum temperature at which the substance must be heated to
initiate combustion
a. Boiling Point c. Fire Point
b. Ignition Temp d. Flash Point
9. The lowest temperature of a liquid in an open container at which
vapors evolved fast enough to support combustion.
a. Boiling Point c. Fire Point
b. Ignition Temp d. Flash Point
10. The constant temp at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal
to the atmospheric pressure
a. Boiling Point c. Fire Point
b. Ignition Temp d. Flash Point
11. They are combustible metallic substances
a. Class A Fuel c. Class D Fuel
b. Class B Fuel d. Class C Fuel
12. They are ordinary combustible materials that are usually made of
organic substances such as wood and wood-based products
a. Class A Fuel c. Class D Fuel
b. Class B Fuel d. Class C Fuel
13. They are normally fire-resistant materials such as materials used in
electrical wiring and other electrical appliances
a. Class A Fuel c. Class D Fuel
b. Class B Fuel d. Class C Fuel
14. Materials that are in the forms of flammable liquid
a. Class A Fuel c. Class D Fuel
b. Class B Fuel d. Class C Fuel
15. Ratio of a weight of a solid or liquid substance to the wight of an
equal volume of water
a. Specific Gravity c. Vapor Pressure
b. Vapor Density d. Temperature
16. The weight of a volume of a pure gas composed of the volume of dry
air at the same temp and pressure
a. Specific Gravity c. Vapor Pressure
b. Vapor Density d. Temperature
17. The measure of the degree of thermal agitation of molecules.
a. Specific Gravity c. Vapor Pressure
c. Vapor Density d. Temperature
18. The force exerted by the molecules on the surface of the liquid
a. Specific Gravity c. Vapor Pressure
b. Vapor Density d. Temperature
19. The smaller the piece of wood the easier it is to burn.
a. Physical Form c. Ignition Temp
b. Moisture Content d. Heat Conductivity
20. The higher the temperature the faster it reaches ignition point
a. Physical Form c. Ignition Temp
b. Moisture Content d. Heat Conductivity
21. A poor conductor of heat takes a longer time to ignite than those
materials that are good conductors of heat
a. Physical Form c. Ignition Temp
b. Moisture Content d. Heat Conductivity
22. Freshly cut wood is more difficult to ignite and burn than dry wood
a. Physical Form c. Ignition Temp
b. Moisture Content d. Heat Conductivity
23. Includes organic and inorganic, natural or synthetic, and metallic
solid metals
a. solid c. gas
b. liquid d. fuel
24. Includes all flammable liquid fuels and chemicals
a. solid c. gas
b. liquid d. heat
25. Includes those toxic/hazardous gases that are capable of ignition
a. solid c. gas
b. liquid d. oxygen