Question

What is the leading cause of wildfires in the United States?(1 point)
Responses

Volcanic Eruptions
Volcanic Eruptions

Lightning
Lightning

Human Activity like unattended campfires and littering garbage
Human Activity like unattended campfires and littering garbage
Question 2
What data would be most helpful to scientists who measure the risks associated with wildfires?(1 point)
Responses

Number of people living in an area
Number of people living in an area

Drought conditions in an area
Drought conditions in an area

Frequency of severe storms in an area
Frequency of severe storms in an area
Question 3
Global Positioning System (GPS) can be used to lessen the effects of a wildfire...(1 point)
Responses

by people to quickly evacuate an area because of a wildfire
by people to quickly evacuate an area because of a wildfire

by first responders to calculate the safest route to a wildfire
by first responders to calculate the safest route to a wildfire

by firefighters to identify the boundaries of a wildfire
by firefighters to identify the boundaries of a wildfire

by scientists to predict weather patterns that can lead to a wildfire
by scientists to predict weather patterns that can lead to a wildfire
Question 4
What technique had been used by Native Americans for thousands of years and is now used today by agencies such as the US Forest Service to prevent the spread of wildfires?(1 point)
Responses

Controlled burns
Controlled burns

Global Positioning Satellites (GPS)
Global Positioning Satellites (GPS)

Fire-Resistant outdoor furniture
Fire-Resistant outdoor furniture

Thining
Thining

Answers

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Here are the answers to your questions:

**Question 1:** What is the leading cause of wildfires in the United States?
**Answer:** Human Activity like unattended campfires and littering garbage

**Question 2:** What data would be most helpful to scientists who measure the risks associated with wildfires?
**Answer:** Drought conditions in an area

**Question 3:** Global Positioning System (GPS) can be used to lessen the effects of a wildfire...
**Answer:** by people to quickly evacuate an area because of a wildfire

**Question 4:** What technique had been used by Native Americans for thousands of years and is now used today by agencies such as the US Forest Service to prevent the spread of wildfires?
**Answer:** Controlled burns