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Fire Unit
Fire Unit (Forensics)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is created by the combination of fuel, heat, oxygen and combustion? | Fire |
| What is a chemical transformation in which heat energy is liberated? | Exothermic Reaction |
| What is the transfer of heat from a heated surface to a cooler surface by electromagnetic radiation? | Radiation |
| Any material used to start or sustain a fire | Accelerant |
| What is an offender's pattern of operation? | Modis Operandi |
| The entire range of possible gas or vapor fuel concentrations in air that are capable of burning | Flammable Range |
| Setting a fire on purpose | Arson |
| What is a compound consisting of only hydrogen and carbon? | Hydro Rabon |
| The ability or potential of a heat system or material to do work | Energy |
| A fire caused by a natural heat-producing process in the presence of sufficient air and fuel | Spontaneous Combustion |
| Place where a fire starts | Point of Origin |
| The minimum temperature at which a liquid fuel produces enough vapor to burn | Flash Point |
| What is the heat liberated during combustion? | Heat of Combustion |
| What is the decomposition of solid organic matter by heat? | Pyrolysis |
| The minimum temperature at which a fuel spontaneously ignites | Ignition Temperature |
| The rapid combination of oxygen with another substance accompanied by production of noticeable heat and light | Combustion |
| The combustion on the surface of a solid fuel in the absence of heat high enough to pyrolyze the fuel | Glowing Combustion |
| What is the transfer of heat by movement of molecules in a liquid or gas? | Convection |
| The chemical transformation in which heat energy is absorbed from the surroundings | Endothermic Reaction |
| The combination of oxygen with other substances to produce new substances | Oxidation |
| The movement of heat through a solid object | Conduction |
| What are burn patterns or other damage that helps determine the point of origin? | Char Patterns |
| Fire burns in what direction? | Upward |
| What pattern is left by fire? | V-Shaped |
| What occurs when furniture shields part of a wall and can help determine the origin? | Heat Shadows |
| When all combustible fuels spontaneously ignite | Flashover |
| What are the common motives for arson? | Crime concealment, Revenge or spite, Monetary Gain, Malicious Vandalism, Mentally Disturbed |
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