Chap.14 vocab EZ
Chap.14 vocab CRZ
Critical Thinking
Chap.15 vocab
Science 4 dummies
100
Any type of material used to "start a fire."
Accelerant
100
Combination O2 Heat/Light Bang
Combustion
100
Heat from a stove warms a pot, then the pot heats the water.
What type of "heat" is this called?
Conduction
100
A chemical action w/ heat and the rapid expansion of gases.
Explosion
100
Combustion of Methane is considered:
A. Mechanical energy
B. Chemical energy
C. Temperature
D. Conduction
B. Chemical
200
"Heat" is outwardly liberated during "combustion."
Heat of Combustion
200
Heat energy is liberated outwardly in this reaction.
Exothermic reaction
200
Which device is capable of analyzing and detecting the make-up of bomb residues left at the scene?
Gas Chromatography
200
A cord flame explosive charge
Safety fuse
200
Which combustion is "spontaneous?"
A. Hay stored in a barn
B. Gasoline in a lawn mower
C. lighting a gas stove
D. Clothes in your closet
A. Hay in a barn
300
The minimum temp. @ which fuel "ignites."
Ignition temperature
300
Heat is exerted from a "solid" fuel and you can see the energy. Ex. Charcoals on the grill!
Glowing combustion
300
"Heat traveling" via electromagnetic waves, such as a massive building fire, can set other nearby buildings ablaze. What is that type of heatwave???
Radiation
300
This is a mixture of potassium nitrate, carbon, and sulfur.
Black powder
300
When investigating the aftermath of a fire. Investigators must try to find the ________ of the fire.
Origin
400
"Oxygen" combined w/other substances - produce new substances.
Oxidation
400
A Phenomenon natural causes w/ sufficient
air/fuel
Spontaneous Combustion
400
Products with a PETROLEUM base are called?
Accelerants
400
More powerful than Dynamite. Used by the military.
A. Chlorate mixtures
B. RDX
C. ATF
B. RDX
400
Sometimes, the military may only need a secondary explosive, not their top-grade device. Which would classify as their secondary explosive?
A. Black powder
B. TNT
C. CO
B. TNT
500
At this point, just enough vapor will create a spark.
Flash point
500
Pyrolysis: Decomposition of matter
A. Wood burning
B. Gasoline fire
C. Match fire
500
Explain how investigators (begin) to package and what is (used) to package :
Soil
Clothing
and other items @ the scene of an explosion.
Gloves Forceps Tweezers
Place each separately in sealed metal cans that are air-tight.
500
Sniffer
500
What is dynamite's most powerful component?
A. Nitroglycerin
B. Hydrogen
C. C6 H12 O6
A. Nitroglycerin