American public university hlss 230 midterm exam

 

American Public University HLSS 230 Midterm Exam

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Part 1 of 1 –

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Question 1 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

Blackpowder is an example of a ____?

A.High explosive

B.Low explosive

C.Flammable liquid

D.Caustic explosive

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Question 2 of 25

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Which explosive is considered to be the first composite explosive developed?

A.Gunpowder and/or Blackpowder

B.Poudre B

C.Greek Fire

D.Saltpeter

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Question 3 of 25

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An explosive is a substance capable of producing an explosion by its own ______.

A.Matter

B.Structure

C.Density

D.Energy

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Question 4 of 25

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Who introduced blackpowder to Europe?

A.Nobel

B.Munroe

C.Schwartz

D.Bacon

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Question 5 of 25

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Blackpowder contains a __________ and a ___________ chemical mixture.

A.Fuel & oxidizer

B.Oxidizer & primer

C.Oxidizer & granulate

D.Fuel & nitrate compound

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Question 6 of 25

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High explosives ____________ under the influence of shock.

A.Burn

B.Deflagrate

C.Fizzle

D.Detonate

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Question 7 of 25

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According to Tenny Davis, this type of ordnance/munition contains 3 classes of explosives.

A.Dynamite

B.TNT

C.Blasting Cap

D.Complete round of ammunition

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Question 8 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

This inventor discovered liquid nitroglycerine.

A.Ascanio Sobrero

B.Alfred Noble

C.Charles Munroe

D.Albert Schwartz

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Question 9 of 25

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This process greatly improved upon the quality and production efforts of Blackpowder.

A.Milling and/or corning

B.Sensitizing

C.Drying

D.Wetting

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Question 10 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

TNT is also known as _______?

A.Triluene

B.Trinitrotoluene

C.Tetracycaline

D.Tritium nitrate

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Question 11 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

__________ was the 1st smokeless powder.

A.Ballistite

B.Poudre B

C.Gunpowder

D.Blackpowder

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Question 12 of 25

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Which country developed the 1st explosive testing procedures to determine adequate safety handling precautions?

A.England

B.Sweden

C.Germany

D.China

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Question 13 of 25

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___________ is a chemical reaction which takes place between a substance and oxygen.

A.Combustion

B.Equilibrium

C.Kinetics

D.Dissolution

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Question 14 of 25

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The combustion process of propellant and explosive substances can be defined as a _____________.

A.Self-sustaining reaction

B.Exothermic reaction

C.Rapid-oxidizing reaction

D.All of the above

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Question 15 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

The propagation of any explosion reaction through a deflagration explosive is based on _____________.

A.Thermal reactions

B.Chemical kinetics

C.Thermo mechanics

D.Kinetic combustion

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Question 16 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

Explosives can be classified by the ease with which they can be _______ and _________.

A.Composed and detonated

B.Composed and deflagrated

C.Detonated and dissolved

D.Ignited and subsequently exploded

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Question 17 of 25

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Incendiary compositions containing saltpeter, sulphur, and combustible materials over a century ago were used primarily for ______ and ______.

A.War and amusement

B.Amusement and theology

C.War and advanced space exploration

D.DNA testing and amusement

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Question 18 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

Antimony is also known as ________.

A.Sb2S3 which is referred to as Antimony sulphide

B.Sb8h1

C.Saltpeter

D.Sulphur

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Question 19 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

Permitted explosives are also known as ____________.

A.Primary explosives

B.Secondary explosives

C.Commercial explosives

D.Special explosives

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Question 20 of 25

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This chemical explosive was the 1st compound to be globally accepted as a basic compound for military use.

A.Picric acid

B.Blasting gelatin

C.Blackpowder

D.Potassium nitrate

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Question 21 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

This chemical code provides the makeup for TNT.

A.C7H5N3O6

B.C5H8N4O12

C.CH4N4O2

D.C3H6N6O6

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Question 22 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

Explosions by type can be divided into which 3 groups?

A.Atomic, chemical, & kinetic

B.Kinetic, overpressure, & blastwave

C.Chemical, atomic, & mechamical

D.Atomic, chemical, & physical

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Question 23 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

Atomic energy is approximately how many times greater than chemical energy?

A.A million to a billion

B.A hundred and to million

C.A hundred to a thousand

D.A thousand to a million

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Question 24 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

An erupting volcano is an example of what type of explosion?

A.Physical

B.Chemical

C.Atomic

D.Kinetic

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Question 25 of 25

4.0/ 4.0 Points

Chemical explosions can be divided into how many groups?

A.2

B.1

C.3

D.4

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