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Types Of Ice Flashcards

1
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Disk shaped crystals form and grow suspended in the water

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Frazil Ice/Slush Ice

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2
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Crystals form a thin, oily or opaque looking film, which floats to the surface

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Frazil Ice/Slush Ice

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3
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Water movement interrupts crystal growth so crystals cannot join together

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Frazil Ice/Slush Ice

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4
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Mixture of ice crystals and water that looks like a slushie

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Frazil Ice/Slush Ice

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5
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Crystals are called ______ and the mixture of crystals and water is called ____

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Frazil ice

Slush ice

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6
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Hazards of frazil ice/slush ice

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  • stage one of ice formation

- will not support rescuers weight

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7
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Risks of frazil ice/slush ice

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Unpredictable while forming, could be difficult to transit of collected in an area

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8
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Conglomerations of small ice fragments broken off from other ice formations caused by either weather, or the passage of vessels

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Brash ice

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9
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Brash thickness can range from ____

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Inches to 8’+

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10
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Very loose brash ice is called ___

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Drift ice

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11
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Hazards of brash ice

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  • rough terrain

- difficult to judge strength

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12
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Risks of brash ice

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Will the thickness support weight? Is it refrozen?

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13
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Formed when temperatures drop and frazil ice clusters start to freeze together and form plates of ice

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Pancake ice

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14
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Plates of ice are called ___ or ___

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Pancake ice

Frazil pans

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15
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___ are rounded and often have raised edges

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Pancakes

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16
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___ usually separates the pancakes

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Frazil slush

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17
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Hazards of pancake ice

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Depends on whether or not it is refrozen

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18
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Risks of pancake ice

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Will thickness support weight and is it refrozen or soft

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19
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Formed by long, hard freezes without wind

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Clear ice

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20
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Ice can be blue, green, or black due to the color of the water that is visible through the ice

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Clear ice

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21
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Clear ice strength varies dependent on ___

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Thickness of ice

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22
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___ is usually the strongest ice

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Clear ice

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23
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Clean, smooth plate ice is sometimes referred to as ___

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Glare ice

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24
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Hazards of clear ice

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Depends on ice’s thickness

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25
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Risks of clear ice

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Difficult to judge ice thickness

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26
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In clear ice, sometimes ___ can give indications of ice thickness

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Bubbles and small cracks

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27
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Opaque or milky looking

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Snow ice

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28
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Formed from the freezing of water soaked snow

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Snow ice

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29
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Snow ice is ___

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Low density, porous, and weak

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30
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Hazards of snow ice

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Not compressed, and strength is dependent on the snow ice mix

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31
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Risks of snow ice

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Unpredictable, ice quality varies

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32
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Combination of two or more types of ice

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Layered ice

33
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Hazards of layered ice

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Pockets of air and porous ice layers may not be suitable for ice anchor

34
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Risks of layered ice

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Difficult to judge thickness from the surface

35
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Any fracture in the ice that can be open or closed

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Ice fracture (crack)

36
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Hazards of ice fracture

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Could have weaker ice near crack

37
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Risks of ice fracture

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Depending on wind direction, crack could be separating.

Obstacle for conveyances

38
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Large, open crack

39
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Ice lead over 3’ wide

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Open crack

40
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Hazards of ice lead

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Indicates large ice floe that is likely moving, and opening can be frozen with thinner ice

41
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Risks of ice lead

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May be difficult to transit, snow may hide hazards

42
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Open pools, or irregular, isolated openings in the ice

43
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Caused by the rejoining of large floes or localized disturbances in the water that keep an area from freezing

44
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Small openings are called ___

45
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Polynya is pronounced ___

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Pull-En’-Yah

46
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Hazards of polynya

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Open water

47
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Risks of polynya

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Difficult to transit

48
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Flat piece of ice, 10’ in diameter or larger

49
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Ice floe may consist of a ___ or ___

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  • Single unbroken piece of ice

- Many combined fragments of ice

50
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Cause of ice floe

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Offshore winds and currents, usually during periods of ice deterioration

51
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Risks of ice floes

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Time is crucial

The further the ice is pushed by the winds, the greater the seas will build, breaking the ice

52
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Ice floe measures ___

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10’ or larger

53
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Ice that is fixed to the coastline or other fixed object

54
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Fast ice is also called ___

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Land-fast ice

Shore-fast ice

55
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Hazards of fast ice

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Becomes an ice floe when it detaches from shore

56
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The accumulation of ice floes formed by wind, waves, or current. Ice fragments are larger than those used to describe brash ice

57
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Pack ice is ___ packed

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Loosely or densely

58
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Hazards of pack ice

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Unpredictable and too unstable to effectively support a rescuer or conveyance

59
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Risks of Pack ice

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May be difficult to transit on foot

60
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Rows of ice piles formed by wind-driven masses of plate ice that have collided

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Pressure Ridge/Windrow

61
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Windrows continue to grow in height, depth, and breadth, as long as ___

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The wind persists

62
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Great Lakes term for a Pressure Ridge

63
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Large area of Windrows

64
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Approx ___% of the height of a pressure ridge is below water

65
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Hazards of Pressure ridge

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Rough terrain/obstacles

66
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Risks of Pressure ridge

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Poor footing

Damage to conveyances

67
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Large areas where prolonged pressure has created very rough terrain

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Rubble ice

68
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Accumulation of windrows

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Rubble ice

69
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Large areas of rubble ice are called ___

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Rubble fields

70
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Ice in windrows and rubble typically ___

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Rafts or hummocks

71
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When an ice place rides over the top of another plate

72
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When a broken plate or plates are forced perpendicular or near perpendicular

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Hummocking

73
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Hazards of rubble ice

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Rough terrain/obstacles

74
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Risks of rubble ice

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Unsteady footing

Potential damage to conveyances

75
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Looks like many candles bundled together

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Candle ice

76
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Candle ice is ice that is ___

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Rotting in the final stages of decomposition

77
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When is candle ice commonly found

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Late winter or early spring

78
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Hazards of candle ice

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Porous, weak, easily breaks apart, in a state of deterioration

79
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Risks of candle ice

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Unpredictable, difficult to transit

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