Across
- 1. Prolonged exposure to heat with heavy sweating and weakness.
- 5. Safety guideline: seek shelter if lightning is within 30 seconds; wait 30 minutes after last thunder.
- 7. The process by which liquid turns into vapor.
- 8. Loss of sodium in the blood due to excessive sweating and water intake.
- 10. Device used to measure humidity in the air.
- 12. A reddening of the skin from excessive sun exposure.
- 15. Heat illness marked by confusion, lack of sweating, and possible collapse.
- 17. Tissue freezing injury, crusty, hard, white or black skin.
- 18. The time in seconds between lightning flash and thunder, divided by five, estimates distance in
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- 2. Measure of the actual amount of water vapor in the air.
- 3. Mildest form of cold injury causing skin whitening and tingling.
- 4. The amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much it can hold.
- 6. A painful muscle spasm caused by fluid and electrolyte loss.
- 9. The transfer of heat through air or water movement.
- 11. Cooling of the body’s core temperature below 95 degrees.
- 13. Transfer of heat through waves.
- 14. Condition caused by excessive water loss without replacement.
- 16. Heat illness involving dizziness and fainting due to blood vessel dilation.