Wildfires By Hannah M.

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Across
  1. 4. / It occurs naturally, ignited by heat from the sun or lightning strike.
  2. 5. Tankers / Drops thousands of gallons of water and retardant onto fires.
  3. 8. / It can either aid or hinder wildfire progression.
  4. 9. / Fuel load is _______ by the amount of the amount of available fuel per unit area.
  5. 10. / Used as a method of attacking the fire from above.
  6. 13. / Basic fuel characteristics that affects a fire, size and shape, ______, and moisture content.
  7. 15. Fuels / Another name for small fuel.
  8. 16. / Main job is to suppress planes to get to small blazes located in remote areas.
  9. 18. / ______ of the fuel can also affect the behavior of the fire.
  10. 19. Terry clark / A senior scientist that develop a computer model that shows how wind move on a small scale.
Down
  1. 1. / Works against fire.
  2. 2. / Heat oxygen and fuel form the fire ______.
  3. 3. millions / How many of acres burn every year?
  4. 6. / When wood is heated to this temperature it releases _______ gases that mix with the oxygen in the air.
  5. 7. / It affects the sparkling of wildfires.
  6. 10. / Main job is to build a fire break around the fire to keep it from spreading.
  7. 11. / A major factor in determining a fire's intensity
  8. 12. / The ______ the slope, the faster the fire travels.
  9. 14. / Weather ingredients that can affects wildfires is temperature, ______, and moisture.
  10. 17. _____Quantity / Wildfires spread based on the fuel that surrounds it.