Natural Hazards - Wild Fires

This natural hazard can happen when people leave fires unattended:

• tornadoes

• wild fires

• hurricanes

• volcanoes

This state has the most wild fires in the United States:

• South Carolina

• Florida

• California

• New Mexico

Most wild fires are caused by nature.

• true

• false

Which season do most wild fires happen in?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

Hot and ______________ climates cause wild fires.

• humid

• wet

• cold

• dry

Wild fires can be deadly to humans if they reach neighborhoods or towns.

• true

• false

Wild fires cannot move very fast and are easily contained.

• true

• false

Smokey the Bear was a real bear cub who got badly burned in a forest fire.

• true

• false

Wild fires are good for some plants and animals.

• true

• false

A spark from a campfire cannot cause a wild fire.

• true

• false