Fire & Arson Vocabulary
Across
- 1. the unit of electrical current represented by the symbol "I"
- 4. legal; pertaining to courts of law.
- 6. heat transfer by way o electromagnetic energy.
- 7. the luminous portion of burning gases or vapors.
- 8. carbonaceous material that has been burned and has a blackened appearance.
- 10. an agent ,often an ignitable , used to initiate or speed the spread of a fire.
- 16. acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
- 17. heat transfer by circulation within a medium, such as a gas or liquid.
- 19. a material that yields heats through combustion.
- 20. a measurement of energy release rate.
- 21. a rapid oxidation process with the evolution of light and heat in varying intensities.
Down
- 2. to draw along with or after.
- 3. a high temperature luminous electrical discharged across a gap.
- 4. capable of burning with a flame.
- 5. a line on a diagram connection points of equal char depth.
- 9. surrounding, especially pertaining to the local environment , as in ambient air and ambient temperature.
- 11. heat transfer to another body or within a body by direct contact.
- 12. to cause to cease burning.
- 13. initiation of combustion by heat but without a spark or flame.
- 14. chipping or pitting of concrete or masonry surfaces.
- 15. black particles of carbon produced in a flame.
- 18. the process of initiating self-sustained combustion.