Wildfire damage
Wildfire causes
Prescribed burns
Forest management
Restoration
200
What gas released from wildfires contributes the most to global warming?
Carbon dioxide
200
What environmental process increases temperatures contributing to conditions that make wildfires more severe?
Global warming
200
What is the the term for a controlled fire used to manage forest fire severity
Prescribed burn
200
What government agency is responsible for managing national forests across the United States?
United States Forest Service
200
What natural resource has to be protected and restored after a wildfire occurs to help vegetation grow again?
Soil
400
After a wildfire occurs, what causes people to experience the effects of wildfires hundreds of miles away?
Air pollution/smoke
400
What is the most common cause of wildfires?
Human activity/open burning
400
What environmental factor can make a prescribed burn dangerous to conduct?
High wind speeds
400
What regulation helps reduce the risk of fires during hotter and dryer seasons?
Burn bans/fire bans
400
What is the name of the process that involves planting trees after a wildfire occurs?
Reforestation
600
What is the term that describes multiple living species that can be lost due to wildfires.
Biodiversity
600
What common natural event can cause a forest fire without human involvement?
Lightning
600
What is a major environmental benefit that increases from prescribed burns?
Biodiversity
600
What is a practice that involves selectively removing trees to reduce overcrowding in a forest?
Forest thinning
600
what unwanted organisms can prevent forests affected by wildfires from recovering?
Invasive species
800
DAILY DOUBLE
After a wildfire occurs, what process causes soil to be damaged and makes it harder for vegetation to regrow?
Soil erosion
800
What environmental condition makes forests have increased wildfire risk?
Droughts/dry seasons
800
What do prescribed burns primarily remove form forests to reduce wildfire severity?
Dried vegetation/excess vegetation
800
What type of forest management focuses on reducing the risks of wildfires before they occur?
Proactive management
800
What long-term approach helps forests recover from wildfire damage while reducing the overall risk of a severe wildfire from occuring in the future?
Preventative forest management