Snow and Ice-Based Flashcards

1
Q

Diff between Snow & Ice Recreation

A

SNOW - use of flat boards (sleds, skis)

ICE - use of vertical wheels (ice skates)

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2
Q

use for force when ascending

A

Ski Poles

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3
Q

traveling over snow on skis, especially as a sport or recreation

A

Skiing

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4
Q

2 categories of Competitive Skiing

A
  1. Nordic

2. Alpine (aka downhill skiing)

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5
Q

denoting the disciplines of
cross-country skiing
ski jumping
biathlon

A

Nordic Skiing

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6
Q

sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings:
Downhill/Straight Racing
Slalom

A

Alpine Skiing

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7
Q

participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles

A

Cross Country Skiing

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8
Q

skiers go down a take-off ramp, + points for style

A

Ski Jumping

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9
Q

combination of cross-country skiing & rifle shooting

A

Biathlon

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10
Q

ski racing going down from mountain

A

Downhill/Straight Racing

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11
Q

How many boards?
Ski
Snowboard

A

ski - 2

snowboard - 1

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12
Q

a ski race down a winding course marked by flags or poles.

A

Slalom

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13
Q

a bicycle with skis instead of wheels, used for sliding down snow-covered slopes.

A

Skibob

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14
Q

snowboard competitions, simultaneous start of 4-6 members,

w/ elimination heats

A

Boarder Cross

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15
Q

skiing and freestyling in air

A

ski flying

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16
Q

boots are mounted to board

A

snowboard

17
Q

descending a slope that is covered with snow while standing on a board attached to a rider’s feet

A

Snowboarding

18
Q

mechanically steered and braked sled, typically manned by crews of two or four, used for racing down a steep ice-covered run with banked curves.

A

Bobsled

19
Q

skating on ice as a sport or pastime

A

Ice skating

20
Q

a series of prescribed patterns and free skating

A

figure skating

21
Q

a choreographed series of dance moves

A

ice dancing

22
Q

competitive racing on specially designed skates, typically around an oval track

  • naka-yuko
  • not elimination heats
A

Speed Skating

23
Q

competitive sport of ice skating in prescribed patterns (figures) and choreographed free skating.
w/ music

A

Figure skating

24
Q

large and fast-growing discipline of figure skating where 8–20 skaters choreographically skate as a team moving as 1

A

Synchronized Skating

25
Q

a team sport played on ice in which skaters use sticks to shoot a hard rubber hockey puck into their opponent’s net

A

Ice Hockey

26
Q

smaller than surfboard
like snowboard
bigger than skateboard

A

ski board