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.


2) The mathematical relationship between a circuit's voltage, current, and resistance.


3) The energy possessed by a moving object.


4) An abnormal path of current in a circuit that normally leads to an overcurrent condition.


5) Energy possessed by an object that can be released in the future.


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.


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.


8) Structural member subjected to loads perpendicular to its length.


9) A conductor in a branch circuit which is energized and supplies current to load devices.


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.


11) The transfer of heat energy by the movement of heated liquids or gases.


12) Single or multiple panels that contain conductive bus bars and automatic overcurrent protection devices such as circuit breakers or fuses.


13) The intentional destruction of evidence.


14) A single-acting protective device designed to open a circuit on a predetermined overcurrent.


15) The point-to-point transmission of heat energy.


16) The opposition to the flow of an electric current in a conductor or component.


17) The electrical force that causes a charge (electrons) to move through a conductor.


18) The sum of the wattages of the various devices being served by a circuit.


19) Basic unit of electrical current.


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