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Science Explainer: Wildfires: How they form, and why they're so dangerous
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Read the passage
Wildfires: How they form, and why they're so dangerous.
Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage
Wildfires: How they form, and why they're so dangerous.
Then answer the questions below.
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MS-ESS3-5
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MS-ESS3-3
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MS-ESS3-5
Question 1
1.
Drag each answer choice into the correct space. Not all answer choices will be used.
Wildfires are an______________ event in many parts of the world, but human impact and global warming have ______________ the likelihood of a wildfire.
Other Answer Choices:
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decreased
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important
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increased
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unnecessary
Question 2
2.
Question 3
3.
Drag each environmental impact to the correct box to show whether it is caused by wildfires or wildfire prevention.
larger, less manageable fires
eliminates weeds and underbrush
increases plant diversity
seed pods cannot release seeds
Impact of wildfires
Impact of fire prevention
What actions can be taken to reduce the negative effects of wildfires? Select
two
correct answers.
increase the amount of carbon in the atmosphere
allow wildfires to burn out naturally
fight all fires that occur
allow the fire to reach public water systems
remove underbrush from the forest floor