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Winter's Worst Villians

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  • What is a journey?
    A long trip to explorar and learn.
  • What is a synonym for hazardous?
    dangerous
  • What is an explorer?
    Some who travels to learn and discover new things.
  • True or False -- Frostbite can happen EVEN if temperatures are above freezing (32 degrees Fahrenheit)
    TRUE
  • What is a villain?
    A bad guy; someone or something that can cause harm.
  • What is one precaution you can take to avoid frostbite and hypothermia?
    Dress in layers; wear a hate; wear mittens instead of gloves; know the signs
  • What happened to Sir Ranulph Fiennes?
    He got frost bite on the fingers of his left hand and they have to get cut off.
  • Sequence the events in Sir Ranulph's journey.
    He left to travel from pole to pole, his sled broke through the ice; he pulled it out; his hand froze; he had to go back to base camp.
  • This is caused by having too much skin exposed.
    Frostbite
  • What does EXPOSED mean?
    out in the open; showing; seen or known
  • The first sign of hypothermia is......
    shivering
  • What was Sir Ranulph's problem on his journey?
    His hand was frozen and he had to decide whether to continue or go back.
  • What body part many be most susceptable to frostbite?
    Nose, ears, fingers, toes, cheeks
  • What are the four seasons of the year?
    winter, spring, summer, fall
  • Name one way frostbite and hypothermia are the same.
    they both happen in winter; they are both dangerous
  • TRUE OR FALSE: Hypotheramia is known as the "killer of the unprepared".
    TRUE