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Forest Fire History

Description: Forest Fire History Quiz
Number of Questions: 15
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot
Tags: forest fires history environment

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What was the largest forest fire in recorded history?

Great Fire of 1910
Peshtigo Fire
Black Saturday Bushfires
Great Chicago Fire

What was the deadliest forest fire in recorded history?

Great Fire of 1910
Peshtigo Fire
Black Saturday Bushfires
Great Chicago Fire

What was the most destructive forest fire in recorded history?

Great Fire of 1910
Peshtigo Fire
Black Saturday Bushfires
Great Chicago Fire

What was the cause of the Great Fire of 1910?

Lightning
Human carelessness
Arson
Unknown

What was the cause of the Peshtigo Fire?

Lightning
Human carelessness
Arson
Unknown

What was the cause of the Black Saturday Bushfires?

Lightning
Human carelessness
Arson
Unknown

What are the three main types of forest fires?

Surface fires, crown fires, and ground fires
Surface fires, crown fires, and wildfires
Surface fires, ground fires, and wildfires
Crown fires, ground fires, and wildfires

What is a surface fire?

A fire that burns along the surface of the ground
A fire that burns in the crowns of trees
A fire that burns in the ground below the surface
A fire that burns in all three layers of the forest

What is a crown fire?

A fire that burns along the surface of the ground
A fire that burns in the crowns of trees
A fire that burns in the ground below the surface
A fire that burns in all three layers of the forest

What is a ground fire?

A fire that burns along the surface of the ground
A fire that burns in the crowns of trees
A fire that burns in the ground below the surface
A fire that burns in all three layers of the forest

What are the main factors that contribute to forest fires?

Weather, fuel, and topography
Weather, fuel, and climate
Weather, fuel, and soil
Weather, fuel, and vegetation

What is the most important factor in determining the severity of a forest fire?

Weather
Fuel
Topography
Human activity

What are the main types of fuel that contribute to forest fires?

Trees, shrubs, and grasses
Leaves, needles, and twigs
Logs, branches, and stumps
All of the above

What is the role of topography in forest fires?

It can affect the spread of fire
It can affect the intensity of fire
It can affect both the spread and intensity of fire
It has no role in forest fires

What are some of the human activities that can contribute to forest fires?

Arson
Campfires
Smoking
All of the above

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