what are symptoms of hypothermia - ANSWER sluggishness, confusion, shivering, yawning
heat emergencies - ANSWER heat exhaustion and heat stroke
treatment is to cool the person down
ditty bag - ANSWER a small bag that carries tools, knifes, spare parts, whistle, extra line, and other useful p...
what are symptoms of hypothermia - ANSWER sluggishness, confusion, shivering, yawning
heat emergencies - ANSWER heat exhaustion and heat stroke
treatment is to cool the person down
ditty bag - ANSWER a small bag that carries tools, knifes, spare parts, whistle, extra line, and other useful
parts, pieces and safety devices in a small pouch
1 knot=
10 knots= - ANSWER 1.1 mph
11 mph
wind velocity - ANSWER speed of the wind
lull - ANSWER decrease velocity of wind
puff - ANSWER increase velocity of wind
wind speed knots:
light wind
medium wind
heavy wind
very heavy wind
severe heavy wind - ANSWER light wind: 0-10
medium wind: 11-16
, heavy wind: 17-21
very heavy wind: 22-27
severe heavy wind: 28-47
stratus clouds - ANSWER low layered, stripes but thin cloud
usually brings steady rain
wind shadow - ANSWER areas of less wind
thermal wind - ANSWER when denser cool air is drawn towards rising warm air, wind is created
tides - ANSWER the vertical movement of water caused by the gravitational pull of the earth and the
moon
most fresh water lakes dont have tides
ebbing tide - ANSWER a tide that is going out or dropping
flooding tide - ANSWER an incoming tide
slack tide - ANSWER the period in between a ebbing and flooding tide with very little water movement
current - ANSWER horizontal flow of water and is described in terms of the direction and speed the
water is moving
it is affected by water depth
deep water will increase the speed of the current or tide
shallow water will reduce the velocity of the current
which has more power, deeper or flatter sails - ANSWER deeper sails
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