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HAZMAT Response: Answers to section questions

Chemical, Radiation Hazard, and Pesticide Recognition

1. Will a gas with a vapor density of 2.6 rise, fall or have neutral buoyancy in air? 
 A. Neutral
 B. Rise
 C. Fall
 D. It depends on what gas it is

2. The weight of a gaseous fuel is the:
 A. gas mass.
 B. vapor density.
 C. explosive limit.
 D. BLEVE.


Decontamination

1. When a contaminated person comes into direct contact with another person or object there is:
 A. secondary contamination.
 B. dispersion.
 C. transference.
 D. integration.

2. This method of decontamination is used during incidents involving unknown agents and large groups of people.
 A. Emergency decontamination
 B. Group decontamination
 C. Gross decontamination


Personal Protective Equipment

1. The process by which a hazardous chemical moves through closures, seams, or porous materials is:
 A. penetration.
 B. degradation.
 C. permeation.
 D. vaporization.

2. The physical destruction of clothing due to chemical exposure is:
 A. penetration.
 B. degradation.
 C. permeation.
 D. vaporization.


Toxicology

1. The principle dangers of hazardous materials are toxicity, flammability, and:
 A. reactivity.
 B. instability.
 C. tolerance. 
 D. transportability.


Confinement

1. How should absorbent be applied to a hazardous materials spill?
 A. From a distance with a shovel
 B. From above by forest plane drop
 C. By a towed lawn chemical broadcaster
 D.  By a hand pushed lawn chemical broadcaster

2. The process of creating an area to hold hazardous materials is:
 A. retention.
 B. diking.
 C. damming.
 D. diversion.


Incident Command

1. At a hazardous materials incident, the IMS may be modified by creating a second safety officer who reports to the hazardous materials team officer. For whose safety is this second safety officer responsible?
 A. The civilians at risk
 B. The hazardous materials team
 C. The response team
 D. Everyone present

2. The main hub of the Incident Management System is the:
 A. hot zone.
 B. Command Post.
 C. staging area.
 D. logistics tent.


Terrorism

1. Bombing a store that sells fur coats would be an example of:
 A. ecoterrorism.
 B. cyberterrorism.
 C. agroterrorism.
 D. religious terrorism.

2. Disrupting or deleting government or banking computer systems is an example of:
 A. ecoterrorism.
 B. cyberterrorism.
 C. agroterrorism.
 D. religious terrorism.

3. Attacking a food industry or supply is an example of:
 A. ecoterrorism.
 B. cyberterrorism.
 C. agroterrorism.
 D. religious terrorism.



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