S-290 INTERMEDIATE WILDLAND FIRE
BEHAVIOR EXAM REVIEW WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
RATED A+
3 components of wildfires Correct Answer Fuel, Topography,
Weather
Weather fire section Correct Answer
weather changes _____________ in air masses Correct Answer
rapidly
The diruval cycle Correct Answer Day time and night time
One local influence on weather is Correct Answer topography
Topography Section Correct Answer
,Topography is the most ______ of the 3 components of wildfires
Correct Answer constant
characteristics of topography are Correct Answer elevation,
position of the slope, aspect, the shape of the terrain, steepness
of slope
Most important topography characteristic Correct Answer
steepness of slope
fuel loading is ... Correct Answer the total amount of combustible
material in a defined space.
What is horizontal continuity Correct Answer Horizontal fuel
continuity refers to how spatially. connected fuels are within
landscapes.
, What is vertical continuity Correct Answer Vertical fuel continuity
refers to how connected the biomass fuels are from the mineral
soil/duff interface to the needles on the top of the trees
Intensity Section Correct Answer
T/F
Topography can directly and indirectly affect fuels and their
availability for combustion Correct Answer True
Of the three environmental factors that influence fire behavior,
which is the least variable Correct Answer topography
What are the 3 Environmental Factors that influence Fire
Behavior? Correct Answer 1) Weather
2) Topography
3) Fuels
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