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73 Cards in this Set
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FIRE
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RAPID CHEMICL REACTION THAT GIVES OFF ENERGY AND PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT IN COMPOSITION FROM THE FUEL AND OXYGEN THAT COMBINED TO PRODUCE THEM (PG33)
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SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
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ENGLISH OR CUSTOMARY SYSTEM (PG34)
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SYSTEM FOR MOST OTHER NATIONS AND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
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INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS OR SI AFTER THE FRENCH SYSTEME INTERNATIONAL (PG34)
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BSE UNIT FOR LENGTH IN SI
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METER (PG 34)
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WEIGHT
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MEASUREMENT OF THE GRAVITATIONAL ATTRACTION ON A SPECIFIC MASS (PG 34)
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CUSTOMARY SYSTEM UNIT FOR WEIGHT
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POUND OR lb (PG 34)
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IN SI WEIGHT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A FORCE AND IS MEASURED IN...
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NEWTONS (N) (PG 34)
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ENERGY
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THE CAPACITY TO PERFORM WORK (PG 34)
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WORK OCCURS WHEN...
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A FORCE IS APPLIED TO AN OBJECT OVER A DISTANCE (PG 34)
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WORK IS...
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THE TRANSFORMATION OF ENERGY FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER (PG 34)
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THE SI UNIT FOR WORK
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JOULE (J) (PG 34)
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THE CUSTOMARY SYSTEM UNIT FOR WORK IS
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FOOT-POUND (ft lb) (PG 34)
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CHEMICAL
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ENERGY RELEASED AS A RESULT OF A CHEMICAL REACTION SUCH AS COMBUSTION (PG 35)
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MECHANICAL
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ENERGY AND OBJECT IN MOTION POSSESSES SUCH AS A ROCK ROLLING DOWN A HILL (PG 35)
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ELECTRICAL
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ENERGY DEVELOPED WHEN ELECTRONS FLOW THROUGH A CONDUCTOR (PG 35)
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HEAT
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ENERGY TRANSFERRED BETWEEN TWO BODIES OF DIFFERING TEPERATURE SUCH AS THE SUN AND THE EARTH (PG 35)
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LIGHT
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VISIBLE RADIATION PRODUCED AT THE ATOMIC LEVEL SUCH AS A FLAME PRODUCED DURING THE COMBUSTION REACTION (PG 35)
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NUCLEAR
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ENERGY RELEASED WHEN ATOMS ARE SPLIT (FISSION) OR JOINED TOGETHER (FUSION); NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS GENERATE POWER AS A RESULT OF THE FISSION OF URANIUM-235 (PG 35)
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KINETIC ENERGY
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ENERGY POSSESED BY AN OBJECT THAT CAN BE RELEASED INT THE FUTURE (PG 35)
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POWER
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AMOUNT OF ENERGY DELIVERED OVER A GIVEN PERIOD OF TIME (PG 35)
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UNIT OF POWER IN CUSTOMARY SYSTEM
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HORSEPOWER (hp) (PG 35)
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UNIT OF POWER IN SI
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WATTS (W) (PG 35)
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HEAT
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ENERGY TRANSFERRED FROM ONE BODY TO ANOTHER WHEN THE TEMPERATURES OF THE BODIES ARE DIFFERENT (PG 36)
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CALORIE
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AMOUNT OF HEAT REQUIRED TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE OF 1 GRAM OF WATER 1 DEGREE CELSIUS (PG 36)
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BRITISH THERMAL UNIT
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AMOUNT OF HEAT REQUIRED TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE OF 1 POUND OF WATER 1 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT (PG 36)
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MECHANICAL EQUIALENT OF HEAT
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CALORIE AND THE JOULE, WHERE 1 CALORIE EQUALS 4.187 JOULES AND A BTU EQUALS 1,055 JOULES
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THE RATE AT WHICH HEAT IS TRANSFERRED IS RELATED TO...
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THE DEPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL OF THE BODIES
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IN SI, HEAT TRANSFER IS MEASURED IN...
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KILOWATTS (kW) (PG 36)
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IN THE CUSTOMARY SYSTEM, HEAT TRANSFER IS MEASURED IN...
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BTU'S PER SECOND OR BTU/SEC (PG 36)
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MECHANISMS OF HEAT TRANSFER
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CONDUCTION, CONVECTION, RADIATION
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RADIATION
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TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY AS AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE
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CONDUCTION
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POINT-TO-POINT TRANSMISSION OF HEAT ENERGY (HEAT CANNOT BE CONDUCTED THOUGH A VACUUM BECAUSE THERE IS NO MEDIUM FOR POINT-TO-POINT CONTACT
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HEAT TRANSFER EARLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL FIRES IS ALMOST ENTIRELY DUE TO...
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CONDUCTION
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CONVECTION
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TRANSFER OF HEAT ENERGY BY THE MOVEMENT OF HEATED LIQUIDS OR GASES
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MATTER
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ANYTHING THAT OCCUPIES SPACE AND HAS MASS
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AS THE PRESSURE ON THE SURFACE OF A SUBSTANCE DECREASES...
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SO DOES THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH IT BOILS
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IF THE PRESSURE ON THE SURFACE OF A SUBSTANCE INCREASES...
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SO WILL THE TEMPERATURE IT WILL BOIL
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DENSITY
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MEASURE OF HOW TIGHTLY THE MOLECULES OF A SOLID SUBSTANCE ARE PACKED TOGETHER
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY
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RATIO OF THE MASS OF A GIVEN VOLUME OF A LIQUID COMPARED WITH THE MASS OF AN EQUAL VOLUME OF WATER
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VAPOR DENSITY
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THE DENSITY OF A GAS VAPOR IN RELATION TO AIR
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THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MASS-ENERGY
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MASS AND ENERGY MAY BE CONVERTED FROM ONE TO ANOTHER, BUT THERE IS NEVER ANY NET LOSS OF TOTAL MASS-ENERGY
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CHEMICAL CHANGES
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SUBSTANCES ARE TRANSFORMED INTO NEW SUBSTANCES WITH DIFFERENT PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
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OXIDATION
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THE FORMATION OF A CHEMCIAL BOND BETWEEN OXYGEN AND ANOTHER ELEMENT
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COMBUSTION
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A SELF-SUSTAINING CHEMICAL REACTION YIELDING ENERGY OR PRODUCTS THAT CAUSE FURTHER REACTIOS OF THE SAME KIND
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FIRE (AS IT RELATES TO OXIDATION)
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A RAPID, SELF SUSTAINING OXIDIZATION PROCESS ACCOMPANIED BY THE EVOLUTION OF HEAT AND LIGHT OF VARING INTENSITIES
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EXOTHERMIC
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REACTIONS THAT GIVE OFF HEAT
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ENDOTHERMIC
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REACTIONS THAT ABSORB ENERGY AS THEY OCCUR
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FIRE TETRAHEDRON
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OXYGEN
FUEL HEAT SELF-SUSTAINED CHEMICAL REACTION |
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OXIDIZING AGENTS
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THOSE MATERIALS THAT HIELD OXYGEN OR OTHER OXIDIZING GASES DURING THE COURSE OF A CHEMICAL REACTION
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COMMON OXIDIZERS
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BROMATES
BROMINE CHLORATES CHLORINE FLUORINE IODINE NITRATES NITRIC ACID NITRITES PERCHLORATES PERMAGANATES PEROXIDES |
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COMBUSTION IS SUPPORTED AT OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS AS LOW AS...
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14%
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OXYGEN ENRICHED
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OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE 21%
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TYPE OF MATERIAL THAT WILL AUTO IGNITE IN OXYGEN ENRICHED ENVIORNMENTS
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PETROLEUM-BASED
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FUEL
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THE MATERIAL OR SUBSTANCE BEING OXIDIZED OR BURNED IN THE COMBUSTION PROCESS
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LOWEST % OF O2 THAT WILL SUPPORT COMBUSTION
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14%
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TWO KEY FUEL RELATED FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE COMBUSTION PROCESS
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THE PHYSICAL STAE OF FUEL AND ITS DISTRIBUTION
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PYROLYSIS
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CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION OF A SUBSTANCE THROUGH THE ACTION OF HEAT
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SURFACE TO MASS RATIO
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SURFACE AREA OF THE FUEL IN PROPORTION TO THE MASS
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VAPORIZATION
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TRANSFORMATION OF A LIQUID TO ITS VAPOR OR GASEOUS STATE
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FLAMMABLE (EXPLOSIVE) RANGE
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RANGE OF CONCENTRATIONS OF THE FUEL VAPOR AND AIR
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LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT
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MINIMUM CONCENTRATION OF FUEL VAOR AND AIR THAT SUPPORTS COMBUSTION
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CONCENTRATIONS THAT ARE BELOW THE LFL ARE...
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TO LEAN
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UPOER FLAMMABLE LIMIT
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CONCENTRATION ABOVE WHICH COMBUSTION CANNOT TAKE PLACE
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ACELYLENE (LFL/UFL)
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2.5/100.0
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CARBON MONOXIDE (LFL/UFL)
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12.5/74.0
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ETHYL ALCOHOL (LFL/UFL)
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3.3/19.0
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FUEL OIL NO 1 (LFL/UFL)
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0.7/5.0
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GASOLINE (LFL/UFL)
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1.4/7.6
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HYDROGEN
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4.0/75.0
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METHANE (LFL/UFL)
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5.0/15.0
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PROPANE (LFL/UFL)
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2.1/9.5
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FUEL LOAD (FIRE LOAD)
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THE TOTAL AMOUNT (MASS) OF FUEL IN A COMPARTMENT OR SPECIFIC LOCATION MULTIPLIED BY THE HEAT OF COMBUSTION OF THE MATERIALS
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CHEMICAL HEAT ENERGY
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MOST COMMON SOURCE OF HEAT IN COMBUSTION REACTIONS
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