Question 1

State-wide zoning laws in California prevent residential development in areas at risk for wildfire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an example of why warming of the climate would increase the wildfire hazard?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temperature increases and humidity decreases will leave fuel dry and warm. 
B)  Grasslands replacing forests will provide more fuel. 
C)  Increased storm activity will increase the number of lightning strikes, increases ignitions. 
D)  Increased insect activity will leave trees and other vegetation more vulnerable to burning. 
E)  Increased volcanic eruptions will trigger more wildfires. 
A)  Temperature increases and humidity decreases will leave fuel dry and warm. 
B)  Grasslands replacing forests will provide more fuel. 
C)  Increased storm activity will increase the number of lightning strikes, increases ignitions. 
D)  Increased insect activity will leave trees and other vegetation more vulnerable to burning. 
E)  Increased volcanic eruptions will trigger more wildfires.

Question 3

In some areas, park rangers or other officials may intentionally set fires in order to manage the forests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the main phases of wildfire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preignition 
B)  Extinction 
C)  Conductive radiation 
D)  Combustion 
A)  Preignition 
B)  Extinction 
C)  Conductive radiation 
D)  Combustion

Question 5

Which of the following locations in the U.S. has the lowest risk of wildfires?

Accepted Answer

A)  California 
B)  Nevada 
C)  New Mexico 
D)  Maine 
E)  Alaska 
A)  California 
B)  Nevada 
C)  New Mexico 
D)  Maine 
E)  Alaska

Question 6

Wildfires decrease the possibility of landslides because they burn off most of the vegetation on the hillsides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Were there wildfires before humans? (Choose the best answer.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, but they were very small because they had natural causes. 
B)  Yes and they were caused by natural igniters like lightning strikes or asteroid impact. 
C)  No. Humans are the only cause of wildfires. 
D)  No. There weren't trees before humans and so there couldn't be wildfires. 
E)  Maybe, but there is no record to find out. 
A)  Yes, but they were very small because they had natural causes. 
B)  Yes and they were caused by natural igniters like lightning strikes or asteroid impact. 
C)  No. Humans are the only cause of wildfires. 
D)  No. There weren't trees before humans and so there couldn't be wildfires. 
E)  Maybe, but there is no record to find out.

Question 8

Which of the following wildfire types is dominated by fires moving along treetops?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ground fires 
B)  Surface fires 
C)  Crown fires 
D)  Tree fires 
E)  Swamp fires 
A)  Ground fires 
B)  Surface fires 
C)  Crown fires 
D)  Tree fires 
E)  Swamp fires

Question 9

Convection in a wildfire adds more fresh air to fuel the flames.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

It is possible to have wildfires in the rainforest. How is this possible? Under what conditions will wildfires occur?

Accepted Answer

During the winter of 1997-1998, Indonesi

State-wide zoning laws in California prevent residential development in areas at risk for wildfire.

Which of the following is NOT an example of why warming of the climate would increase the wildfire hazard?

In some areas, park rangers or other officials may intentionally set fires in order to manage the forests.

Which of the following is NOT one of the main phases of wildfire?

Which of the following locations in the U.S. has the lowest risk of wildfires?

Wildfires decrease the possibility of landslides because they burn off most of the vegetation on the hillsides.

Were there wildfires before humans? (Choose the best answer.)

Which of the following wildfire types is dominated by fires moving along treetops?

Convection in a wildfire adds more fresh air to fuel the flames.

It is possible to have wildfires in the rainforest. How is this possible? Under what conditions will wildfires occur?

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Exam 13: Wildfires

State-wide zoning laws in California prevent residential development in areas at risk for wildfire.

Which of the following is NOT an example of why warming of the climate would increase the wildfire hazard?

In some areas, park rangers or other officials may intentionally set fires in order to manage the forests.

Which of the following is NOT one of the main phases of wildfire?

Which of the following locations in the U.S. has the lowest risk of wildfires?

Wildfires decrease the possibility of landslides because they burn off most of the vegetation on the hillsides.

Were there wildfires before humans? (Choose the best answer.)

Which of the following wildfire types is dominated by fires moving along treetops?

Convection in a wildfire adds more fresh air to fuel the flames.

It is possible to have wildfires in the rainforest. How is this possible? Under what conditions will wildfires occur?

Introduction to Natural Hazards

Internal Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanoes

Flooding

Mass Wasting

Subsidence and Soils

Atmosphere and Severe Weather

Hurricanes and Extratropical Cyclones

Coastal Hazards

Climate and Climate Change

Impacts and Extinctions

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