Question
Module Three - Fire Prevention What are the 3 ways that a fire Is transmitted? Drag and drop the correct answer to the correct space. Radiation Correct Incorrect
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Answer
In addition to Radiation, the other two methods of fire transmission are Convection and Conduction.
Explanation
## Step1: To successfully answer this question, we need to correctly identify the primary methods through which a fire is transmitted within an environment. This requires an understanding of the basic principles of fire transmission - that is, how fire spreads and moves.## Step2: Upon review, we note that the question already mentioned 'Radiation'. This method happens when the heat waves are sent out in waves from the burning matter and continues to travel because they do not need any medium to propagate.## Step3:Two additional methods of fire transmission not mentioned in the question are 'Conduction' and 'Convection'. By process of elimination, considering other correct methods of fire transmission, they fall in the right place. Briefly defining these:Convection is the process by which fire spreads via circulating air. Warmer (thus less dense, lighter) air rises because of the heat from the fire, and cooler (thus more dense, heavier) air falls towards the fire to be warmed, allowing fire and heat to be moved and spread as the air circulates.Conduction, on the other hand, is the process by which heat transmits through or within materials—namely, solid ones—on a molecular level. In essence, when fire heats one part of a object, that heat can conduct along the object and potentially catch other parts of it on fire.### The basic formula used here is understanding the transmission method: heat source + transmission method ➞ New heat source