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Why does fire burn fast?
Fire does not burn, its whatever if fueling the fire that burns. For example, wood is a fuel that burns, and fire is the result. The speed at which a fuel burns, depends on the fuel. i.e. Wood burns much slower than gasoline.
How good is alder as firewood?
Alder is fine as firewood. It burns fine but it burns fast as it is not a very dense wood. Denser woods burn hotter and slower.
What type of wood burns the slowest?
Dry Douglas Fir
What type of energy are produced when the wood burns?
Chemical energy
Does the type of wood afeect how it burns?
Yes, the type of wood does affect of how it burns. Some types of wood have a thick bark which lets thick smoke out. On the other side if it does not have thick bark it won't burn as well as thick bark.
How hot does maple burn?
Maple wood burns about as well as any other type of wood. There's no exact temperature at which it burns though, as it depends on the type of fire. For burning purposes, sugar maple is by far the best.
What burns faster soft or hard wood?
Normally soft wood would burn fastest. It actually depends on the density of the wood and the amount of pitch or sap still held by the wood. For instance, soft woods such as pin and cedar, when very dry, burn very fast. However, English brown oak, a hard wood will burn as fast or faster than pine. Balsa, also technically a hardwood, burns very fast. The denser the wood, the slower the burn.
Which burns slower kerosene or gasoline?
Kerosene
What makes fire burn at different temperater?
One way for a fire to burn at a different temperature is it's wood soft wood such as pine burn fast and hot but hard wood such as muscle wood burns slower and cooler but still hot enough to burn you so don't touch it
Which wood burns the best wood from a store or sticks from trees?
wood from a store, because most of the time its dry and dry wood burns the best.
Can you burn wood from a orange tree in a fireplace?
There is probably no reason against it. Orange wood burns very well, it burns quite quickly therefore gives more rapid heat.
What type wood is best to burn in a sauna stove?
Something that burns really hot, like birch for example
