Fire Investigator (1st Edition)
Chapters 1-8 Definitions Test #3
18 questions

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1) Any current that is in excess of the rated current of equipment or the ampacity of a conductor and maybe caused by an overload, short circuit, or ground fault.

2) The basic unit of power.

3) Low wall at the edge of a roof.

4) Stress resulting when two forces act on a body in opposite directions in parallel adjacent planes.

5) Framing member that directly supports the floor.

6) The part of the building that rests on the bearing soil and is wider than the foundation wall.

7) Force that tends to push the mass of a material together.

8) Amount of energy delivered over a given period of time.

9) Condition of impurity resulting from mixture or contact with foreign substance.

10) The wiring between the point of application (outlets) and the final overcurrent device protecting the circuit.

11) Expansion of moisture within concrete due to exposure to the heat of a fire.

12) Load on a structure due to its own weight and other fixed weights.

13) The transmission of energy as an electromagnetic wave (such as light waves, radio waves, or X rays) without an intervening medium.

14) A conductor in a branch circuit that connects exposed metal parts of appliances to the ground system of the service to minimize the chance of electric shock.

15) Force of pulling apart or stretching.

16) Furniture, people, or other movable loads not included as a permanent part of the structure.

17) Covering applied to the framing of a building to which siding is applied.

18) Anything that occupies space and has mass.