life cycle(Purple)
What is the most common way for wildfires to start?
People
how can predicting wildfires prevent damage?
by predicting wildfires it can help reduce or stop the damage that is happening, and it could also help people get out of there before it is too late.
Name 2 ways that a wildfire can start
-improperly put out campfires
-improperly handled cigarettes
-a strike of lightning
- dry leafs being in direct sunlight
What's one way the climate change or the heath van make forest fires?
due to climate change, the weather also makes it more likely for bushes to spack and cause fires
How can predicting wildfires prevent damage?
predicting wildfires it can help reduce or stop the damage that is happening, and it could also help people get out of there before it is too late.
What’s one way for wildfires to start, that is not from people?
Either sun, lightning, or a match.
Where do scientists predict that most wildfires will happen?
They think it will happen more South in the future.
what are the three elements needed to start a wild fire
-Heat
-Oxygen
-fuel
How can heat start a fire
-Matches
-Sun
-Campfires
Where do scientists predict that most wildfires will happen?
They think it will happen more in the South in the future.
What weather can help take out wildfires?
Consistent amount of rain.
How long do scientists predict wildfire seasons will be?
They predict is will be longer, going from spring, through summer, and back into the fall.
what are the 3 most common ways a human starts a wildfire
1)campfire gone wrong
2)discarded cigarette
3) Arson
TRICK QUESTION:
True or false? You can start a wildfire by scratching a match on a person.
FALSE:
The match is not dropped or put on a floor or other part of a place.
How long do scientists predict wildfire seasons will be?
They predict is will be longer, going from spring, through summer, and back into the fall.
What is one way that wildfires can grow?
It can be either winds or a very high temperature of heat.
How do scientists predict wildfires?
Scientists predict wildfires by using special radar or they sometimes use satellite images from up above in space.
What is more likely, a wild fire starting on its own or, a human starting it
A human starting it
How does heat play a part in a natural disaster?
the weather makes it more likely for bushes to spack and cause fires
How do scientists predict wildfires?
Scientists predict wildfires by using special radar or they sometimes use satellite images from up above in space.
What is the whole life cycle of a wildfire?
It starts from either people or some kind of heat or light-makes fuels for the fires to start-wildfires can grow due to heat or winds-rain can help stop the wildfires.
How do scientists create mapping areas where wildfires will be?
They have computer models and information systems.
Q: in the last two decades how many acres have burned due to wild fires
A:
1)90 thousand
2)30 million
3)70 million
4)60 thousand
How much does global warming affect forest fires?
YES, the forest fire season this year is half a months longer than it was a few decades back, but the number of annual large fires in the West has tripled due to climate change
How do scientists create mapping areas where wildfires will be?
They have computer models and information systems.