Bushfires Crossword Puzzle

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Crown Fire : Occurs when a surface fire climbs along a pathway, such as a tree trunk and reach the tops of a tree.
Ignition Point : Where the bushfire starts.
Spot Fire : Caused by winds picking up embers from a live fire and dropping them in new locations.
Temperature : Hot climates with low humidity can increase the likelihood of bushfires occurring.
Bushfire : Uncontrolled fire located in natural vegetation occurring in rural and semi-rural areas.
Fuel : A fire needs this to continue burning
Surface Fire : Occurs on the surface of the ground and impact low-lying vegetation.
Ground Fire : Occurs underground and impacts topsoil and subsurface vegetation
Wind : Provides the fire with a supply of oxygen and moves the fire into contact with fresh fuel.
Summer : Bushfires usually occur in this season.
Ember : These are often carried by winds and can cause new fires and damage to homes and infrastructure.
Humidity : Low _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ causes fuel loads to dry out and become more flammable.
Oxygen : Without  _ _ _ _ _ _, a fire will starve and self-extinguish.
Rainfall : Reduced _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ during summer can increase the likelihood of a bushfire.
Fuel Ladder : When the fire travels up a tree or other flammable source (think power pole).
Lightning Strike : The most common cause of bushfires.
Topography : This can speed up or slow down a fire and is related to the gradient of the land that the fire is travelling on.

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QUESTIONS LIST:

crown fire : occurs when a surface fire climbs along a pathway, such as a tree trunk and reach the tops of a tree.
ignition point : where the bushfire starts.
spot fire : caused by winds picking up embers from a live fire and dropping them in new locations.
temperature : hot climates with low humidity can increase the likelihood of bushfires occurring.
bushfire : uncontrolled fire located in natural vegetation occurring in rural and semi-rural areas.
fuel : a fire needs this to continue burning
surface fire : occurs on the surface of the ground and impact low-lying vegetation.
ground fire : occurs underground and impacts topsoil and subsurface vegetation
wind : provides the fire with a supply of oxygen and moves the fire into contact with fresh fuel.
summer : bushfires usually occur in this season.
ember : these are often carried by winds and can cause new fires and damage to homes and infrastructure.
humidity : low _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ causes fuel loads to dry out and become more flammable.
oxygen : without _ _ _ _ _ _ , a fire will starve and self-extinguish.
rainfall : reduced _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ during summer can increase the likelihood of a bushfire.
fuel ladder : when the fire travels up a tree or other flammable source (think power pole).
lightning strike : the most common cause of bushfires.
topography : this can speed up or slow down a fire and is related to the gradient of the land that the fire is travelling on.