Fighting a Wildfire Quiz

Why is it important to cut down dead trees during a wildfire?

• The fire can't move to other trees.

• To create a barrier for the firefighters

• To provide wood for the fire line

• To clear the area for landing airplanes

What is the role of smokejumpers in fighting wildfires?

• To dig a fire line

• To drop water from an airplane

• To jump from a plane to reach the fire

• To cut down dead trees

What is the purpose of starting a backfire?

• To stop fire between the wildfire and the fire line

• To provide fuel for the wildfire

• To increase the intensity of the wildfire

• To extinguish the wildfire

What is the main challenge when firefighters fighting a wildfire?

• Extreme heat

• Lack of equipment

• Difficulty in reaching the fire

• Lack of coordination

What is this called?

• firefighters

• Smokejumpers

• policemen

• teacher

What are they doing?

• They are fighting fire.

• They are playing fire.

• They are dancing fire.

• They are watching fire.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What a wildfire can destroy?

• everything

• something

• one thing

• nothing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which group is the first group that reaches the fire?

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• 
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A wildfire can​_____everything in its way. But there are ways to ​_____it.

• destroy/fight

• fight/destroy

• nature/heat

• heat/nature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

​ ________are often the first firefighters to ​______a fire.

• Smokejumpers

  /reach

• firefighters/

  start

• Smokejumpers/heat

• especially/fire