Bush Fires Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: fire storm : an intense fire which may generate strong convection currents and violent winds that cause long range spotting and flame spirals/firenadoes, fire front : the edge of a bush fire being pushed forward by the wind, ground fire : a fire burning under ground, flank : the edge of a fire that is moving ahead less quickly than the front, oxygen : a required element for fire. fires will burn out without a good supply of this, curing : the process of drying out forests or grasslands making them susceptible to fire, fuel : any material that burns, slope of the land : an important factor in how fast a bush fire will move through an area, eucalyptus : trees which have highly flammable oil in their branches, crown fire : an intense fire, often fanned by high winds, that burns through the tops of trees, victoria : the australian state most at risk of a bush fire disaster, bush fire : a fire burning out of control in the open, surface fire : low to high intensity fires that burn on the surface of the ground, firebrand : burning fuel and embers that blows ahead of the fire front, quadruple : doubling the wind speed will _ the rate of spread of the fire, embers : small pieces of burning fuel which may become airborne, relative humidity : a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air, spot fire : small fire created ahead of a fire front ignited by burning embers that blow ahead of the front