Across
- 2. Amount of moisture in the air.
- 5. A lowered core temperature will increase the risk of this condition.
- 7. Above sea level
- 9. The ability of the body to control its temperature
- 11. The transfer of heat to and from the atmosphere.
- 12. Arriving weeks earlier to an event to adapt to allow the body and mind to adapt to the new environment.
- 16. The transfer of heat from the body through direct contact with an object.
- 17. the process of losing heat through the movement of air across the skin.
Down
- 1. surfers wear this to negate the cooling effect of the environment.
- 2. Athletes need to maintain this to avoid dehydration
- 3. An elevated core temperature will increase the risk of this condition.
- 4. Blood vessels expanding when the body overheats
- 6. Blood vessels narrowing when the body tries reduce heat loss.
- 8. Body produces this to decrease it's core temperature.
- 10. Refers to heat loss through sweating.
- 13. Type of Clothing worn to reduce heat loss.
- 14. A viable option if training or competing in a polluted environment is to wear this.
- 15. Refers to the presence of contaminants in the air.