Fire Investigator (1st Edition)
Chapters 1-8 Definitions Test #1
19 questions
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1)
The requirement that certain procedures that conform with recognized standards of fairness must be followed before a person's life, liberty, or property can be taken away.
Choose One
Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
2)
The mathematical relationship between a circuit's voltage, current, and resistance.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
3)
The energy possessed by a moving object.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
4)
An abnormal path of current in a circuit that normally leads to an overcurrent condition.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
5)
Energy possessed by an object that can be released in the future.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
6)
An on/off switch designed to allow a circuit to be opened or closed manually, and to open automatically when a predetermined overcurrent occurs.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
7)
A device designed to protect people from electrical shock by opening (de-energizing) a circuit when a current to ground exceeds a predetermined value but that is still at less than life-threatening levels.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
8)
Structural member subjected to loads perpendicular to its length.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
9)
A conductor in a branch circuit which is energized and supplies current to load devices.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
10)
A formal line of questioning of an individual who is suspected of committing a crime or who may be reluctant to provide answers to the investigator's questions.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
11)
The transfer of heat energy by the movement of heated liquids or gases.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
12)
Single or multiple panels that contain conductive bus bars and automatic overcurrent protection devices such as circuit breakers or fuses.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
13)
The intentional destruction of evidence.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
14)
A single-acting protective device designed to open a circuit on a predetermined overcurrent.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
15)
The point-to-point transmission of heat energy.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
16)
The opposition to the flow of an electric current in a conductor or component.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
17)
The electrical force that causes a charge (electrons) to move through a conductor.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
18)
The sum of the wattages of the various devices being served by a circuit.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
19)
Basic unit of electrical current.
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Ampere
Beam
Circuit Breaker
Conduction
Convection
Due Process
Fuse
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Interrogation
Kinetic Energy
Load
Ohms Law
Panel Board
Potential Energy
Resistance
Short Circuit
Spoilation
Underground Conductor
Voltage
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