Test 3.2 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the #2 weather killer in US

A

Lightening

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2
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What is the most consistent and significant weather hazard that affects intercollegiate athletics

A

Lightening

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3
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What’s the survival rate and death rate of lightening

A

90% survival and 10% death

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4
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How much money is lost due to lightening each year

A

5 billion

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5
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What causes lightening

A

Precipitation is carried upward and converted to ice in clouds

Collision between ice particles causes electrical differential

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6
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What changed ice particles rise to the top of the clouds and what at particles sink to the bottom of clouds

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Positive rise to the top

Negative sink to the bottom

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7
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What particle are on the groud

A

Positive particles

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8
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What is the upward streamer

A

Positive particles move up taller objects towards clouds

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9
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What is a step leader

A

Negative charged area in cloud sends a charge towards the ground

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10
Q

How hot does lightening get?

A

30,000 degrees

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11
Q

What causes thunder

A

Rapid expansion of heated air

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12
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What do you see first lightening or thunder and why

A

Lightening because light travels faster than air

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13
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Can you have thunder without lightening?

A

No

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14
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Do blue skies mean that lightening will not occur?

A

No

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15
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What’s the percent of lightening without rain

A

10%

You can have lightening without rain

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16
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How far away can lightening strike away from rain

A

10 miles

17
Q

What are the different ways to detect lightening

A

Optical sensor method

30-30 rule

Flash to bang count

18
Q

What does the 30-30 rule consist of

A

See lightening count until thunder

30 second or less means to seek shelter

Wait 30 mintues to rerun to activity

19
Q

What does flash to bang consist of

A

Every 5 seconds = storm is 1 mile away

Example 30 seconds = 6 miles

20
Q

What are way to detect that lightening is VERY close

A

Hair will stand

Skin will tingle

Light metal object will vibrate

Crackling sound may be heard

21
Q

What are safe shelter during lightening

A

Buildings with wiring and plumbing

22
Q

What should you avoid during lightening

A

Conducting paths to outside
Don’t use landlines phones
Don’t use plumbing to electrical items
Stay away from windows and doorways

23
Q

What is the lightening safe position

A

Be small as possible

Basically form yourself as a rock with you squating on ball of your feet and place hands over ears

24
Q

What do deaths of lightening involve

A

All deaths involve caradic arrest with stopped breathing

25
Q

What are the secondary causes of lighting

A
Burns
Neurological damage
Drowning
Structural damages
Secondary electrical injury
26
Q

What are the initial symptoms of lightening injury

A
Dizziness, headaches
Tinnitus
Nausea, vomitting
Post-concussive sx
Difficulty sleeping
Seizure-like activity
27
Q

What are the long term effects of lightening injury

A
Back pain 
Chronic headaches
Decrease libido(sex drive), impotence
Personality changes
*all dx test are normal expect neurophychological test *
28
Q

How can you minimize the effects of jet lag

A
Depart well rested
Pre-adjust circadian rhythms
Present watch for city of arrival
Stay hydrated
Avoid alcohol