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Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. - correct answer ✔✔3.2.1* Approved.
A standard that is an extensive compilation of
provisions covering broad subject matter or that is suitable for adoption into law independently of other
codes and standards. - correct answer ✔✔3.2.2* Code.
A document that is advisory or informative in
nature and that contains only non-mandatory provisions. A guide may contain mandatory statements
such as when a guide can be used, but the document as a whole is not suitable for adoption into law. -
correct answer ✔✔3.2.3* Guide.
A document that is similar in
content and structure to a code or standard but that contains only non-mandatory provisions using the
word "should" to indicate recommendations in the body of the text. - correct answer ✔✔3.2.4*
Recommended Practice.
An NFPA Standard, the main text of which
contains only mandatory provisions using the word "shall" to indicate requirements and that is in a form
generally suitable for mandatory reference by another standard or code or for adoption into law. Non-
mandatory provisions are not to be
considered a part of the requirements of a standard and shall be located in an appendix, annex,
footnote, informational note, or other means as permitted in the NFPA Manual of Style.
When used in a generic sense, such as in the phrase "standards development process" or "standards
development activities," the term "standards" includes all NFPA Standards, including
Codes, Standards, Recommended Practices, and Guides. - correct answer ✔✔3.2.5* Standard.
A temperature measured in Kelvins (K) or Rankines (R). - correct answer ✔✔3.3.1* Absolute
Temperature.
, A fuel or oxidizer, often an ignitible liquid,
intentionally used to initiate a fire or increase the rate of growth or spread of fire. - correct answer
✔✔3.3.2 Accelerant.
An unplanned event that interrupts an activity and sometimes causes injury or damage or a chance
occurrence arising from unknown causes; an unexpected happening due to carelessness, ignorance, and
the like. - correct answer ✔✔3.3.3 Accident
A system that uses moving mechanical or electrical parts to achieve a fire protection goal. - correct
answer ✔✔3.3.4 Active Fire Protection System.
Someone's or something's surroundings, especially
as they pertain to the local environment; for example, ambient air and ambient temperature. - correct
answer ✔✔3.3.5 Ambient.
The maximum current, in amperes, that a
conductor can carry continuously under the conditions of use without exceeding its temperature rating.
[70, Article 100] - correct answer ✔✔3.3.6 Ampacity.
The unit of electric current that is equivalent
to a flow of one coulomb per second; one coulomb is defined as 6.24 × 1018 electrons. - correct answer
✔✔3.3.7 Ampere.
A high-temperature luminous electric discharge
across a gap or through a medium such as charred insulation. - correct answer ✔✔3.3.8 Arc.
The systematic evaluation of the electrical
circuit configuration, spatial relationship of the circuit components, and identification of electrical arc
sites to assist in the identification of the area of origin and analysis of the fire's spread. - correct answer
✔✔3.3.9 Arc Mapping.
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