A Better Fire! Exploration Questions

This applet allows the user to manipulate different variables to see how they affect how the forest will burn.

  1. Try the applet using only the density of the forest button. How does density make a difference?

  2. Try the applet using wind direction now. How does this variable affect the way in which the forest is burned?

  3. Now try the applet manipulating wind speed. How does the speed change the way the fire burns?