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1.
Fire is the rapid combination of a substance with:
2.
Which famous chemist of the 1700's correctly explained the essential nature of fire?
3.
An earlier theory of fire held that flammable materials burn because they contain a mysterious substance called:
4.
The lowest temperature at which a substance will start to burn is called its:
5.
Which two famous European cities were largely destroyed by fire at one point in their history?
6.
In some materials, such as oil-soaked rags, heat can accumulate naturally and cause the materials to start burning without being exposed to a flame. This phenomenon is called:
7.
For a solid or liquid material to ignite, some of the material must be heated to a temperature at which it:
8.
Most people who are killed in fires die from:
9.
In 1679, the first paid fire department in the American colonies was established in which city?
10.
Why do firefighters often break windows and cut holes in a building that is on fire?
