Question

The first thing you decide to do is to build a fire; however, you have no matches, so you use the bow-and-drill method. What is the bow-and-drill method? a. A dry, soft stick is rubbed between one’s hands against a board of supple green wood. b. A soft green stick is rubbed between one’s hands against a hardwood board. c. A straight stick of wood is quickly rubbed back-and-forth against a dead tree. d. Two sticks (one being the bow, the other the drill) are struck to create a spark.

Answer 1

Answer:

D.

Explanation:

The bow-and-drill fire technique is a prehistoric way of creating fire using woods. In this fire drill method, friction is generated to create a fire.

In this fire drill method, a piece of soft wood is taken and made a bow with it. Then the bow is rubbed against the drill to generate the friction. The drill is performed in circular motion until it creates a friction to create a fire. At the end of the drill, dry leaves are kept so that it may catch fire.

From the given options the correct one is D.