True or False: Eating snow is just as effective as drinking water for hydration.
False. Because the organs must work harder to melt the ice when eaiting snow, you will continue to lose more water than you are taking in
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True or False: Moss grows on the north side of trees.
False. Depending on the moss species and the local climate, moss will grow where conditions are most suitable.
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True or False: Lightning doesn't strike the same spot twice.
False. Lightning can often strike the same place more than once, especially if there is something in particular attracting it like an ore vein in a mountain.
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What's the most important reason why should you try to avoid sleeping directly on the ground?
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How long can a person last without water?
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How long can a human body go without food?
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What's the single most important thing you need to survive in the wild?
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What is the best way to gather clean drinking water?
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Name 3 things to look out for when looking for water
What are three ways can you purify water to make it safe to drink?
Boil it, use a water filter, use water purification tables, use a solar still...
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How many consecutive days can a person go without sleep?
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True or False: Hypothermia is often a concern in the desert.
True. During much of the year, the temperature in American southwest deserts can vary as much as 80 degrees F or 40 degrees C between night and day!
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True or False: You should care for a frostbite by running/massaging the injury
False. When you have frostbite there are ice crystals in the water in your body. They can melt to water slowly, or they get rubbed and stab other parts of you.