Time Lag 10 hour fuels are typically within which diameter range?

Time Lag 10 hour fuels are typically within which diameter range?

• A. 1/4-1 inch
• B. Less than 1/4 inch
• C. 1-3 inches
• D. 3-8 inches

Answer: (A)

Time lag fuels describe how fast dead fuels gain or lose moisture in response to changes in the air. The 10-hour class falls in the middle in both size and response time. These fuels are typically woody pieces with diameters from about a quarter-inch up to one inch. That size range means they don’t react as quickly as the finest fuels, nor as slowly as the larger ones, and their moisture tends to equilibrate on the order of around 10 hours. So the best answer is the range from 1/4 inch to 1 inch.

Time lag fuels describe how fast dead fuels gain or lose moisture in response to changes in the air. The 10-hour class falls in the middle in both size and response time. These fuels are typically woody pieces with diameters from about a quarter-inch up to one inch. That size range means they don’t react as quickly as the finest fuels, nor as slowly as the larger ones, and their moisture tends to equilibrate on the order of around 10 hours. So the best answer is the range from 1/4 inch to 1 inch.