Fire Investigator (1st Edition)
Chapters 1-8 Definitions Test #2
19 questions
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1)
A conductor in a branch circuit which carries the return current but which is not energized.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
2)
The basic unit of electrical resistance.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
3)
Energy transferred between two bodies of differing temperature, such as the sun and the earth.
Choose One
Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
4)
Formation of patterns of short cracks throughout the pane.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
5)
The relationship between current and time that determines when circuit protective devices operate.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
6)
The highest current at rated voltage that a device is intended to interrupt under standard test conditions.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
7)
Information the investigator collects and analyzes.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
8)
The amount of electrical current (amperage) that a conductor can safely carry on a continuous basis.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
9)
(1) Heavy steel plate used under a steel column. (2) The reinforced concrete floor itself.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
10)
Visible radiation produced at the atomic level, such as a flame produced during the combustion reaction.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
11)
A current that flows to ground outside of the normal current path, such as through a ground conductor, metal pipes, or a person.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
12)
The rate of electrical flowing a conductor.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
13)
Operation of equipment or a conductor in excess of its rated ampacity.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
14)
The basic unit of electrical voltage.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
15)
Interior wall that separates a space into rooms.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
16)
The questioning of an individual for the purpose of obtaining information related to the investigation.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
17)
A condition occurring when two conductors in a circuit come into firm, direct contact with each other.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
18)
Large, horizontal structural member used to support the ends of joists and beams.
Choose One
Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
19)
A luminous discharge of electricity across a gap.
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Ampacity
Arc
Bolted Fault
Crazing
Current
Evidence
Girder
Ground Fault
Grounded Conductor
Heat
Interrupt Rating
Interview
Light
Ohm
Overload
Partition
Slab
Trip Curve
Volt
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