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S-290 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed T/F Topography can directly and indirectly affect fuels and their availability for combustion. True Of the three primary environmental factors that influence fire behavior, which is the least variable? Topography The least critical form of heat transfer that influences rate of spread in a running wild land fire is: Conduction The point to which a combustible material must be heated to produce self-sustaining combustion is known as the: Ig...

ASPE CPD Study Questions AH with complete solutions. Front - correct answer. Back What is the specific weight of water? - correct answer. 62.4 lbs per cubic foot What happens in a storm and sanitary system after it passes the water test? - correct answer. A smoke pressure test is recommended with a smoke pressure of 1 in wc to prove the system gas tight. Is an air test acceptable for a storm and sanitary system? - correct answer. Yes, if a water test is not poss...

A projectile is launched at 20m/s at 60 degree angle from the horizontal. How much time does it take for the projectile to land, assuming it lands on ground that is level with the launch site? - 3.6s Which of the following is not a unit of the metric system or Systeme International? - Yard A snow skier is at the top of a mountain trying to decide which ski run to take since they all have different slopes. He wants to slide down with a constant speed. If the coefficient of kinetic friction b...

soil - Answer-the fine material covering the Earth's surface composed of both mineral & organic material; dirt vs. soil - Answer-dirt is soil without the organic material weathering - Answer-provides the raw (parent) materials for soil formation and development The processes by which rocks are chemically altered or physically broken into fragments as a result of exposure to atmospheric agents and the pressures & temperatures at or near the Earth's surface, with little or no transportatio...

Contractor's License Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Attachments to structural members The edges of lugs brackets, rivets and bolt heads attached to structural members shall be permitted to extend to within 1 inch of the surface of the fire protection Parapet construction The height of the parapet shall not be less than 30 inches above the point where the roof surface and the wall intersect. Combustible framing in fire walls Adjacent combustible members entering into a concret...

ECS2601 Assignment 4 Semester 2 (ANSWERS) Question 1 Complete Mark 0.00 out of 2.00 Flag question Question text When a profit-maximising firm is at its short run optimum, a. none of the options will be true. b. the average cost of the product is at its lowest possible point, whether a profit is being made or not. c. the profit per unit of output will be at its maximum possible level. d. the firm will be shut down if its price is less than the average fixed cost. Question 2 Comp...

Edexcel A-level Economics Paper 1 2024/2025 questions and correct answers Economics - answer The study of the allocation of scarce resources. Economic Goods - answer Resources that are scarce. Short Run - answer A time period where at least one factor of production is fixed. Long Run - answer A time period where all factors of production are variable. Productivity - answer The output per unit of input. The Economic Problem - answer Resources are scarce but wants are infinite. Sca...

S-290 Final Exam A Questions and Answers Already Passed T/F Topography can directly and indirectly affect fuels and their availability for combustion? True Of the three primary environmental factors that influence fire behavior, which is the least variable? Topography The least critical form of heat transfer that influences rate of spread in a running wild land fire is: Conduction The point to which a combustible material must be heated to produce self sustaining combustion is known as the: ...

What is meant by a store and a flow? - A store is where water is held for varying amounts of 'residence' time. A flow is the movement of water between stores Identify the three largest stores in size order - 1. The oceans 2. Icecaps and glaciers 3. Groundwater Which two water stores are non-renewable, and why? - 1. Fossil water: old, deep groundwater from former wetter periods 2. Losses from the cryosphere: melting of ice as a result of global warming Distinguish between blue and green...

S-130 Module 2 (Watch Out & LCES) & 3 (Fire Shelter) Already Passed What does LCES stand for? Lookouts Communications Escape Routes Safety Zones Most incidents happen on relatively small fires or on, (blank), sections of large fires Isolated sections Flare-ups generally occur in deceptively, (blank), fuels, such as grass, herbs, & light brush. Light Fuels Fires move especially, (blank), uphill in chimneys, drainages, and on steep slopes Uphill What are the 4 colored sections in the IRPG? 1. ...