Yellowstone 1988 Summer of Fire (HSP)

The campers gathered twigs and leaves to use as ________ to start a campfire.

• canopy

• tinder

• policy

• dwindled

Our supplies _______ down until we had only bread and water to eat and drink.

• dwindled

• veered

• policy

• geyser

The fire had gone out, but glowing _______ remained in the ashes.

• policy

• dwindled

• canopy

• embers

Chewing gum in school is against our school ______ .

• geyser

• policy

• embers

• canopy

The tourists were amazed by the hot water and steam shooting from the ______.

• geyser

• canopy

• dwindled

• policy

We accidentally _______ off course for a few miles, but now we are headed in the right direction.

• tinder

• embers

• dwindled

• veered

The tall trees and leaves form a _______ in the forest.

• geyser

• canopy

• policy

• tinder

What are the summers in Yellowstone Park often like?

• short and dry

• short and rainy

• long and dry

• long and rainy

What was the usual policy in Yellowstone Park regarding wildfires?

• to only put out fires that were in heavily populated areas and caused by humans

• to put out wildfires only

• to let wildfires burn unless they were dangerous to lives or property

• to put out all fires

The number of lightning strikes in Yellowstone in 1988 was ________.

• half the usual number

• about the usual number

• twice the usual number

• three times the usual number