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Understand the reason why fire flames have different color, shape, and movement
Learn about the colour, shape, and movement of fire.
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Wildfire near the freeway in San Bernardino National Forest, southern California.
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A burning wooden match.
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Fire resulting from the combustion of a fuel.
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