What is one way to collect water from my location?
By using the pot and bringing water in it back to "camp"
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What is the easiest way to collect water in my location?
Taking it from the North Atlantic Ocean
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What is radiation?
Radiation is the heat transfer through sun rays
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Is it a good idea to hunt down the Gila Monster? Why?
No it is not because the Gila Monster is a slick and fast animal that's bite is poisonous
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Is metal a good conductor of heat?
Yes, metal is a great conductor of heat
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What is an insulator?
An insulator is an object that does not allow a lot of heat to pass through
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What is an alternative method for boiling water that I don't have the tools for?
Answers may vary...but one example could be to catch light on a mirror and start a fire that way and then boil the water
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How can you use radiation to start a fire?
Answers may vary...you can use a mirror to reflect the sun light and start a fire, although I did not bring these materials on my trip
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Would it be smart of me to hunt a Monitor Lizard?
No it would not because the Monitor Lizard is out only at night making it hard to see, also the Monitor's bite is said to be agonizing
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Why is boiling water not conduction?
Boiling water is not conduction because boiling water needs the heat to move through the liquid and conduction moves through objects that are touching each other
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Is copper an insulator or conductor of heat?
It is a conductor of heat
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What is another way to collect water in my location?
By digging up the roots of a cactus and extracting the water from them
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Does radiation have a big impact on survival in the desert? Why or why not?
Yes it does, it depends on how much water you may receive, how sunburned you become (which may cause some skin issues), etc.
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What are the two main ways to use a cactus?
Water and medicine
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Are clothes good conductors of heat? Why or why not?
No, unless they are lightweight clothes then they are not good conductors
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What is the exact definition of convection?
Convection is the transfer of energy through
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Is boiling water an example of conduction or convection?
Convection
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What can the buff protect my face from that was not mentioned in the power point?
Sunburn from the sun rays and radiation
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What is the name of the non-edible flower in the Sahara Desert
The Datura
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What is needed in order to have the conduction process?
Two objects, one cooler one warmer so that the heat can transfer from the hotter to the warmer