Keywords
To keep trying even when something is difficult
persevere
What items do climbers carry?
crampons
face mask
gloves
oxygen tank
extra clothes
food
rope
lost or confused is another word for
Name an essential explorers need?
bug spray
rubber boots
What is a mountain climbers dream?
To climb the summit of Mt Everest
A state of being very tired
fatigue
Name one thing you learned when reading Extreme Environments?
answers may vary
deep cracks
crevasses
Lucy Cooke is a ..... who travels to different rain forests
zoologist
At high altitudes, each breath I take contains less .....
oxygen
how high a place is compared to the ocean
altitude
Climbers use steel spikes called .... as the trail gets steeper.
crampons
very important and needed
essential
In the last 10 years, at least ____ species of frogs have died out, and many more are threatened today.
165
The body can become accustomed to living on less oxygen
TRUE; climbers just have to take it slow
a huge, wide, long area of ice that slowly moves across land
glacier
Near Lukla the body takes in _____ percent less oxygen compares to at sea level.
Also, what is one symptom climbers experience at this altitude.
25 percent
acclimate
Why is being an explorer a tough job?
answer may vary
What animal stays warm by wrapping their tails around themselves like blankets?
Snow leopard
something that is in the way or makes an action difficult
Obstacle
At Mount Everest base camp, the body takes ____ percent less oxygen compared to at sea level. Also, what is one symptom climbers experience at this altitude.
50 percent
loss of appetite
trouble sleeping
nausea, headaches, dizziness
to slow down an action or make something difficult
hinder
What is the name of the explorer who we read about in the text called, ¨Into the Rain Forest¨
Lucy Cooke
What are 2 symptoms climbers experience when reaching the summit of Mt Everest?
1. fast heartbeat even at rest
2. body stops making new cells
3. body systems start shutting down
4. hallucinations
5. frostbite