EAPS 106 Unit 7 Wildfires Lecture
Questions With Verified Answers
\Q\.Which of the following best describes what fire is? - ANSWERS✔-Chemical reaction.
\Q\.In which phase of a wildfire are fuels induced to give off flammable vapors? - ANSWERS✔-
The preignition phase.
\Q\.What kind of fire involves the burning of grasses? - ANSWERS✔-A surface fire.
\Q\.What kind of fire involves the burning of the tops of tress? - ANSWERS✔-A crown fire.
\Q\.Which of the following does NOT influence the potential for a wildfire to spread? -
ANSWERS✔-All of the above influence the potential for a wildfire to spread:
- The type ofvegetation
-The amount of rainfall
- The steepness of the topography
\Q\.Which region of the United States has the highest potential for developing very large fires? -
ANSWERS✔-The deserts and mountains of the west.
\Q\.Why is it good to let smaller surface wildfires burn? - ANSWERS✔-They remove excess fuels
that could lead to much bigger wildfires.
Questions With Verified Answers
\Q\.Which of the following best describes what fire is? - ANSWERS✔-Chemical reaction.
\Q\.In which phase of a wildfire are fuels induced to give off flammable vapors? - ANSWERS✔-
The preignition phase.
\Q\.What kind of fire involves the burning of grasses? - ANSWERS✔-A surface fire.
\Q\.What kind of fire involves the burning of the tops of tress? - ANSWERS✔-A crown fire.
\Q\.Which of the following does NOT influence the potential for a wildfire to spread? -
ANSWERS✔-All of the above influence the potential for a wildfire to spread:
- The type ofvegetation
-The amount of rainfall
- The steepness of the topography
\Q\.Which region of the United States has the highest potential for developing very large fires? -
ANSWERS✔-The deserts and mountains of the west.
\Q\.Why is it good to let smaller surface wildfires burn? - ANSWERS✔-They remove excess fuels
that could lead to much bigger wildfires.
