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What percentage of oxygen is needed to produce fire in the presence of fuel and heat?
21%
Which element is the most abundant of all elements?
Oxygen
What is the flash point of a material?
Lowest liquid temperature at which a liquid gives off vapors capable of forming an ignitable mixture
What is an oxidizing agent?
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Which gas composes 78% of air?
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What is the fire point of a fuel?
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How is electrical heat typically generated?
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Which of the following is NOT a source of electrical heat generation?
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In what way does compressed gas produce heat?
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Which method of heat transfer involves molecular activity within a material?
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What is the underlying factor in convection for heat transfer?
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What is the primary mechanism behind the pain felt when touching a hot stove?
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Which type of heat transfer involves the motion of matter?
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What is the primary method by which energy in the form of heat can be transferred between bodies?
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'Superheated pipes, steel girders, and structural members' mentioned in the text are primarily associated with which kind of heat transfer?
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