Florida AgSafe Training Materials

Too Hot to Handle
(Heat Stress & Sun Safety, Set 1)

Prepared by Dr. Carol Lehtola, University of Florida

Option A (use with 100-500):

 100 Building up more heat than the body can handle is known as_______________.
[Heat stress]
   
 200 Drink lots of ____________ throughout the day.
[Water]
   
 300 Identify one symptom of heat stress.
[Exhaustion, muscle weakness, headache, nausea, chills, dizzy or fainting, loss of coordination, severe thirst and dry mouth, confusion, including slurred speech, aggressive or irrational behavior]
   
 400 What weather condition kills more people in the US than hurricanes or tornadoes?
[Lightning]
   
 500 If you are in a greenhouse and it is struck by lightning or starts to burn, why should you immediately get out and seek other shelter?
[The plastic used in many greenhouse structures is highly toxic when it burns]


Option B (can be used either for 100-500 or for 200-1000)

 200 The sun's rays are the strongest between ______ and ________.
[10 am – 3 pm]
   
 400 The parts of the body most susceptible to skin cancers are:
[Head, face, lips, and tips of ears]
   
 600 Look for changes in what 3 things of moles to screen for skin cancer?
[Size, color, shape]
   
 800 Sunscreen should have a SPF of 15 or higher. What is SPF?
[Sun Protection Factor]
   
 1000 10% of people struck by lightning in the US were in what state when they were struck?
[Florida 10% of people struck by lightning in the US were struck in Florida. Florida experiences more lightning strikes than any other state.]



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