Fire Ecology - Pre-Test

TRUE OR FALSE: FIRE CAN BE GOOD AND BAD

• TRUE

• FALSE

What kind of energy is Fire?

• Light

• Thermal

• Mechanical

• Electrical

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Name the two main techniques used in controlling forest fires.

• water, hoses

• firebreak, air drop

• coverings, water

A forest fire clears out the forest floor, giving plants more living space and more sunlight

• false

• true

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Fires can add nutrients to the soil, contributing to forest growth.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In order for a naturally occurring wildfire to burn, there must be three factors present.

• TRUE

• FALSE

How are wildfires beneficial for the environment?

• Promote diversity in animal and plant life

• They eliminate invasive species

• Gradually build up decayed vegetation

• Both A and B

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

If a forest fire occurs, what will happen to all of the organisms who live in the forest?

• They will all die.

• They will all survive.

• Some will survive & some will die.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

After a forest fire, new plants and those that were not burned will ______ because the fire released nutrients into the soil.

• A. slowly die

• B. grow faster

• C. stop growing

• D. become extinct

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Wildfires are never good for the environment.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5