Forests on Fire

Where was the temporary home for the endangered species the red squirrels located?

• The Phoenix Zoo

• The Forest Zoo

• The Wildfire Zoo

• The Nature Zoo

How are wildfires like rainstorms?

• Wildfires and rainstorms are both almost always destructive.

• Wildfires and rainstorms are both almost always deadly.

• Wildfires and rainstorms are both a force of nature.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

How are wildfires unlike rainstorms?

• Wildfires are a force of nature.

• Wildfires are almost always destructive.

• Wildfires are not dangerous.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

True or False:

Wildfires are productive forces. Like rain, they can allow new life to flourish.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which three factors must be present in order for a wildfire to burn?

• Water, wind, and ice.

• Fuel, oxygen, and a heat source.

• A heat source, wind, and rain.

• Fuel, plants, and wind.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.4

True or False:

The danger of fire is highest during a drought, when an area has experienced little rain.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank:

_______________ of plant life provide food and habitats for different kinds of insects, birds, and mammals.

• Stability

• Decays

• Variations

• Receding

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

True or False:

The government has used three strategies to manage wildfires.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

True or False:

Human carelessness can start a wildfire.

• True

• False

According to the graph on page 341, has the number of wildfires from 2007 to 2011 increased or decreased?

• Increased

• Decreased

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CCSS.RI.5.1