Test Yourself: Sun, Cars and Children

1. If you left a previously air-conditioned small car exposed to the sun on a 35ºC. day, how long would it take to create a temperature of 50ºC. inside the car?
a. 20 minutes
b. 30 minutes
c. 40 minutes

2. The core temperature of a child increases at a different rate than adults.  How much faster?
a. It is the same as adults.
b. Increases 1 to 2 times faster.
c. Increases 3 to 5 times faster.

3. To keep the car temperature low, leaving a window slightly open or “cracked” will:
a. make very little difference.
b. regulate the core temperature to acceptable levels.
c. save a life.

4. When a child is left in a car on a summer’s day, the child:
a. can get sweaty and uncomfortable.
b. can fall asleep and rest.
c. can go into shock and circulation to vital organs could fail.

5. It is safe to leave a child alone in a car:
a. for one hour ?
b. for 10 minutes ?
c. never ?