A few avy questions. Try testing yourself!

[Summitseeker]

Try to answer the questions and I will post (mark your answers) tomorrow. LOL

1. The type of avalanche which starts when a small amount of ‘cohesionless’ snow slips and begins to slide down a slope, setting additional snow in motion is called: ____________________________________.


2. Avalanches are more likely to occur on the __________________________
slope than on the _________________________________ slope.


3. The term for a feature in the landscape which makes injuries or burial in an avalanche more likely is called: __________________________________________________ ______.


4. A thin, weak layer of sugar-like crystals of snow is called:
__________________________________________________ _____.


5. The beautiful effect of sparkling frost on the top layer of snow is called:
__________________________________________________ _____________.


6. The type of search pattern in avalanche rescue where one uses a transceiver in circular tangents is called:
__________________________________________________ ________.


7. The type of search pattern where one uses a transceiver in straight-line grids is:
__________________________________________________ ____________.


8. Groups of trees or large rocks that provide limited shelter from avalanches are:
__________________________________________________ __________.


9. The more snow on top of a layer, the more the layer tends to strengthen. This is called:
__________________________________________________ ____________.


10. The ‘sound’ of a fracture propagating along a weak layer within a snowpack is:
__________________________________________________ ______________.

 

[EricW]

Try to answer the questions and I will post (mark your answers) tomorrow. LOL

1. The type of avalanche which starts when a small amount of ‘cohesionless’ snow slips and begins to slide down a slope, setting additional snow in motion is called: Naturally Triggered?


2. Avalanches are more likely to occur on the Leeward
slope than on the windward slope.


3. The term for a feature in the landscape which makes injuries or burial in an avalanche more likely is called: Terrain Trap.


4. A thin, weak layer of sugar-like crystals of snow is called:
Hoar Frost / facets?


5. The beautiful effect of sparkling frost on the top layer of snow is called: Surface Hoar.


6. The type of search pattern in avalanche rescue where one uses a transceiver in circular tangents is called: Flux Line or Arc Search?


7. The type of search pattern where one uses a transceiver in straight-line grids is: Grid Search or Primry search?


8. Groups of trees or large rocks that provide limited shelter from avalanches are:
Everywhere LOL. I don't know..


9. The more snow on top of a layer, the more the layer tends to strengthen. This is called: Bonding.


10. The ‘sound’ of a fracture propagating along a weak layer within a snowpack is: Whumfing? or the sound you hear just before I crap my pants...

Good stuff. EW

 

[GMCRMK]

After failing the test.

Go here:

http://avalanche.org/~uac/encyclopedia/index.htm

for all the answers and more.