WorksheetsWild Fires
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a wildfire?
It's a fire that starts in a house.
It's a fire that burns through forests.
It's a fire that can never be put out.
Which of these is something that a fire PRODUCES, but needs a little of it to get started?
Fuel
Oxygen
Heat
how much land did the australian black summer burn
46 million square ft
46 million acres
all of australia
46 million square miles
What do fires need to start?
trees, fuel, and oxygen
oxygen, fuel, and heat
fuel, people, and heat
oxygen, fuel, and forests
The drying out of forests and grasslands is called a?
lack of water
drought
heat wave
evaporation
90% of the time it is cause by
animals
seasons
humans
Burned areas that are blackened from where the fire has already occurred can be used as a safe zone?
True
False
What are the three general types of ground cover fires?
Ground, surface, crown
Ground, general, surface
Surface, brush, general
Hot, warm, cold
How long does it take to put out a wild fire?
days
hours
weeks or months
years
How do firefighters put out wild fires?
fire hose
starting a fire
making it rain
not doing something about it
How far do wild fires go?
inches
feet
leagues
miles
