Fire Science Test

What is the leading natural cause of forest fires?

• Lightning

• Spark from rolling rocks

• Volcanic eruptions

• Severe Drought

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Fire requires 3 things. Which of the following is not required to create fire?

• Heat

• Oxygen

• Fuel

• Light

About what percent of all wildland fires in U.S. are caused by people?

• 15

• 50

• 60

• 90

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

In which of the options below will a fire move more quickly?

• Up Slope

• Down Slope

• On flat fields

• They will all have the same speed

What type of forest fire is shown in the given picture

• CROWN FIRE

• GROUND FIRE

• SURFACE FIRE

• ALTITUDE FIRE

A carefully planned and controlled fire that removes flammable small trees and underbrush in a highest risk forest area.

• conservation concession

• spot fire

• prescribed burn

• backfire

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Crown fires also known as "Canopy Fires" will:

• burn hotter

• are impacted by the wind

• spread through the canopy from firebrands

• all answers are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Fires tend to burn less intensely at night because of...?

• Higher humidity

• Darkness

• The amount of Oxygen

• Run out of fuel

Lodgepole pine trees have a(n) ___________ cone that releases seeds in the presence of fire.

• Biannual

• Bilateral

• Serotinous

• Resinous

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Wildfire can reach the crown of trees by using smaller trees and shrubs known as _______________.

• Booster fuel

• Springboard fuel

• Ladder fuel

• Driving fuel

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2