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Chapter 5 Quiz

Question 1 of 20

2

What influences how a container will behave when damaged or ruptured?

Select one of the following:

  • Size of the initial isolation area

  • The speed with which notifications were performed

  • Accuracy of preincident plans and predetermined procedures

  • Physical and chemical properties of the marerial and container

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

2

When does the first responder gather info to determine the amount or level of hazards present and the risks associated with the incident?

Select one of the following:

  • When the hazmat team arrives

  • Once the incident is concluded

  • Incident scene analysis or size up

  • Once life safety priorities have been met

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

2

Which statement about the General Hazardous Materials Behavior Model is MOST accurate?

Select one of the following:

  • It assumes that all hazardous materials react the same way

  • The behavior model is specific to incidents involving BLEVEs

  • It predicts the type and amount of harm caused by a hazardous material after container breach

  • It describes a general pattern regarding how a hazardous material and its container are likely to behave

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

2

What is the term for the event in which a container is stressed beyond the limits of recovery and opens and releases its contents

Select one of the following:

  • BLEVE

  • Breach

  • Release

  • Detonation

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

2

The dispersion of material from a container is sometimes referred to as:

Select one of the following:

  • Spillage

  • Blanketing

  • Engulfment

  • Disintegration

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

2

If an incident involves a pressure container, any product is likely to:

Select one of the following:

  • Detonate

  • Sublimate

  • Behave as a gas

  • Behave as a solid

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

2

Hemispheric pattern, cloud, plume, and cone are types of common:

Select one of the following:

  • Liquid spill patterns

  • Bull storage containers

  • Nonpressure container breaches

  • Dispersion patterns from pressure containers

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

2

Which statement about bulk facility storage tanks is MOST accurate

Select one of the following:

  • They come in many varieties

  • These pressure containers are all spherical

  • They rated to 15 psi (103 kPa) or greater

  • Because they are fixed, they are not hazardous

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

2

Which of the following provides visual clues to the presence of underground bulk facility tanks?

Select one of the following:

  • Spherical shape

  • Pipeline markers

  • Vents and fill points

  • Black and yellow placards

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

2

Cargo tank trucks, dry bulk containers, and mixed load containers are examples of:

Select one of the following:

  • Fixed facility containers for hazardous materials

  • Railway cars that transport hazardous materials

  • Highway vehicles that transport hazardous materials

  • Seagoing vessels that transport hazardous materials

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

2

When involved in fire or an unusual chemical reaction, which of the following cargo tanks is LEAST likely to rupture violently?

Select one of the following:

  • MC-33

  • Cryogenic

  • Low pressure

  • High pressure

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

2

Tank cars carry the bulk of the hazardous materials transported by:

Select one of the following:

  • Air

  • Rail

  • Sea

  • Road

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

2

Reporting marks, capacity stencil, and specification markings are types of North American

Select one of the following:

  • Facility placards

  • Highway placards

  • Barge shipping markings

  • Railroad tank car markings

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

2

Freight containers and tank containers are both types of:

Select one of the following:

  • Intermodal tanks

  • Facility containers

  • Cryogenic containers

  • Low pressure tank cars

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

2

Intermodal containers carrying hazardous materials must have:

Select one of the following:

  • Reinforced steel frames

  • Easily reachable release valves

  • Provider shipping names stenciled on two sides

  • Contents stenciled in 6-inch high red letters

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

2

Ton containers, Y cylinders, and Y ton containers are types of:

Select one of the following:

  • Railway cars

  • Intermodal tanks

  • Bulk transportation containers

  • Underground storage containers

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

2

Which of the following statements about ton containers is MOST accurate

Select one of the following:

  • They are usually nonpressure tanks

  • They are the largest type of fixed facility containers

  • They are normally stored on their ends to save space

  • They typically release their contents as gases or vapors

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

2

Y cylinders are a type of:

Select one of the following:

  • Drum

  • Railway car

  • Compressed gas cylinders

  • Nonpressure gas cylinder

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

2

Which statement about radioactive materials containers is MOST accurate?

Select one of the following:

  • Radioactive fuels are often transmitted via pipeline

  • Because they are so uncommon, their transportation is not regulated

  • All radioactive materials or materials that may have been in contact with radioactive materials must be packed the same way

  • The type of packaging used to transport radioactive materials is determined by the activity, type, and form of the material to be shipped

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

2

What type of nonbulk packaging is designed to store and dispense cryogenic materials

Select one of the following:

  • Drum

  • Jerrican

  • Cylinder

  • Dewar flask

Explanation