An animation showing the relationship between pressure and volume when amount and temperature are held constant. Boyle's law (sometimes referred to as the BoyleâMariotte law, or Mariotte's law) is an experimental gas law that describes how the pressure of a gas tends to increase as the volume of the container decreases.
Multiple-alarm fire. One-alarm, two-alarm, three-alarm fires, are categories of fires indicating the level of response by local authorities, with an elevated number of alarms indicating an increased number of phone alarms went off during the fire. The term multiple-alarm is a quick way of indicating that a fire is severe and is difficult to contain.
The primary thing you should know about smoke alarms is that there are two basic types: Ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms. Ionization alarms sound more quickly when a flaming, fast moving fire occurs. Think of a candle catching a curtain on fire-it happens quickly.hen you are testing your smoke alarm, there are a number of reasons why the alarm might not sound: 1  You may not be holding the test button down long enough. 2  Try holding it down for up to 10 seconds (20 seconds on photoelectric models) . 3  Your battery may not be installed properly or snapped all the way in place.