What Is the Role of Convection in Wildfires

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is the role of convection in wildfires?

• A) Rising hot air in the fire pulls in fresh air to fuel the flames.
• B) Rising hot air in the fire pulls in fresh air to extinguish the flames.
• C) Sinking hot air in the fire pushes air out the fire to extinguish the flames.
• D) Sinking hot air in the fire pushes air out of the fire to fuel the flames.
• E) Rising and falling air within the fire causes the fire to reuse air as fuel.

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Definitions:

Total Variation

The overall variation in a set of data, which can be partitioned into components attributed to various sources in statistical analyses.

SSR

Sum of Squares due to Regression, a measure used in statistical analysis to describe the variation explained by the regression model.

Coefficient

A fixed number or constant that precedes and multiplies the variable in an algebraic term.

Multiple Regression

A statistical technique that models the relationship between a dependent variable and two or more independent variables to predict the outcome.