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This type of fire is described in Source #1 as "unplanned, unwanted, or uncontrolled" and happens in rural areas.
What is a wildfire?
"Reluctant" in "She was reluctant to speak" means?
What is unwilling/hesitant?
3/4+1/8=?
What is 7/8?
How many feet is 24 inches?
Which transition fits: "First, we read over the question. Second, we chose our answer. ___, we checked our work."
a) Finally,
b) However,
c) Because,
What is Finally?
According to Source #1, wildfires can spread by "jumping" when these hot embers are carried by wind over roads and river.
What are firebrands?
Context clue type in "The plant is dormant, or sleeping"?
What is definition/appositive?
4.5+2.36=?
What is 6.86?
A group of students recorded how many minutes they read each night: 20,25,30,30, 35. What is the average (mean) number of minutes the students read?
What is 28 minutes?
A student reads 24 pages on Monday, 18 pages on Tuesday, and twice as many pages as Tuesday on Wednesday. How many pages did the students read in all?
What is 78 pages?
In Source #2, this prevention method involves intentionally setting small fires to reduce fuel for larger wildfires.
What is controlled burning (or a backfire)?
Best synonym for "vital"?
What is essential?
Which is greater: 0.62 or 0.602?
What is 0.62?
Convert 3.5 kg to grams.
What is 3,500 grams?
a) Scale
b) Thermometer
c) Ruler
What is ruler?
Source #2 explains that homeowners can reduce wildfire risk by doing this to trees about 6-10 feet above the ground.
What is pruning trees (removing lower branches)?
Which word has a Greek/Latin root meaning "write"?
a) Predict
b) graphic
c) submit
What is graphic? (graph=write/draw)
A student adds 3.75 + 2/5 + 1.2. After converting the fraction to a decimal and finding the sum, this is the final answer.
What is 5.35?
Perimeter of a rectangle 8 cm by 5 cm?
What is 26 cm?
A test has 20 questions. You miss 3. What fraction is correct? Simplify.
What is 17/20?
The author explains forests are worth protecting because they help provide this essential gas humans need to breathe.
What is oxygen?
Use "elaborate" as a verb in a sentence.
Example: Nancy elaborated on the details of her project.
You ran 2.4 miles Monday and 1.85 miles on Tuesday. What is the total number of miles you ran?
What is 4.25 miles?
A recipe needs 11/2 cups sugar. You have 3/4 cup. What fraction remains?
What is 3/4 cup?
A book costs $7.95. You have $10.00. After a tax of $0.35, how much change will you get? Show estimate and exact
Estimate: 10-8=2
Exact: 10.00-8.30=1.70