Bushfires
Across
- 5. the degree to which the atmosphere resists turbulence and vertical movement
- 10. the progressive drying out of grasses after flowering or during a drought period
- 15. small pieces of burning fuel carried by the wind
- 17. heat transferred in the form of electromagnetic radiation
- 18. a period of time when fires may not be lit in the open
- 20. the area which is drained by a river
- 21. how far and fast a fire spreads over a period of time
- 22. a fire predominately in grass country
Down
- 1. the shape and physical features of the earth's surface including hills, valleys and mountains
- 2. the wearing away of the earth's surface by action of water in wind
- 3. how often a fire occurs
- 4. the way in which a fire reacts to variables in fuel, weather and topography
- 6. the cloudiness of water due to sediment
- 7. the second highest fire danger rating in victoria
- 8. heat transmitted by hot gases including the combustion products of a fire
- 9. the side or surface of a slope facing a certain direction
- 10. a fire that burns into the canopy of trees ahead of fire in the undergrowth
- 11. a fire started intentionally from a prepared line or other barrier to burn an area of flammable material in the path of an advancing fire
- 12. a large body of air with similar temperature and moisture
- 13. transfer of heat through a soild object
- 14. anything which serves to ignite or sustain a fire
- 16. the act or process of burning
- 19. slow burning with smoke but no flame