HAZMAT STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

When first-on- the-scene responders determine that a hazardous material is a hazardous substance within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, they know that its release could adversely affect public health and the environment. correct answer: T Emergency responders may rapidly determine the primary and subsidiary hazard codes of a hazardous material by viewing the DOT labels that shippers affix to its packagin correct answer: T When a hazardous material is transported within bulk packaging, _____ requires carriers to mark the identification number of the hazardous material on each side and each end of the packaging by displaying it on an orange panel, across the center area of a placard, or on a white square-on- point diamond. correct answer: DOT DOT requires carriers to display____________ placards on each side and each end of a transport vehicle containing carbon dioxide only when the amount transported exceeds 1001 lb (454 kg). correct answer: Inhalation Hazard WRONG #2 Emergency responders may rapidly determine the primary and subsidiary hazard codes of a hazardous material by viewing the DOT labels that shippers affix to its packaging. correct answer: T ______________ foam effectively extinguishes fires involving a burning liquid fuel because it seals a film over the surface of the fuel and prevents its vapor from mixing with atmospheric oxygen. correct answer: aqueous-film-forming WRONG ACCRONYM WRONG The Kyoto Protocol aims to increase the worldwide atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases by the year 2020. correct answer: F Oxygen and nitrogen are the most abundant greenhouse gases that are constituents of the lower atmosphere. correct answer: F Most scientists associate global warming with an increased concentration of ________ and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Global warming contributes to an