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Global Warming Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Unusually warm water in the Pacific
altitude
levels of carbon dioxide
el nino
chloroflourocarbons
2. How close a location is to the equator or north pole
most vulnerable of Earth's systems
sustainable practices
latitude
effects of la nina
3. Atmosphere
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4. Near the north or south pole
la nina
biggest consumer of mineral reserves
polar zone
greenhouse gases
5. Coal - oil - natural gas - petroleum - gasoline
effects of el nino
last ice age
greenhouse gases
examples of non renewable resources
6. Level about sea level
altitude
factors that affect temperature
biggest consumer of mineral reserves
chloroflourocarbons
7. Causes skin cancer and eye damage
el nino
polar zone
coal
UV radiation
8. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy
effects of el nino
non renewable resource
mineral reserves
greenhouse effect
9. Ended 10 -500 years ago
sustainable practices
greenhouse effect
factors that affect temperature
last ice age
10. Deposits of a mineral in ores that are worth mining
mineral reserves
global warming
latitude
effects of la nina
11. Move huge regional air masses
UV radiation
seasonal wind
consumption
examples of renewable resources
12. The amount of resources we use
altitude
consumption
use of CFCs
renewable resource
13. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols
chloroflourocarbons
greenhouse gases
la nina
greenhouse effect
14. Cold winters and hot summers
unsustainable practices
tilt on axiz
examples of renewable resources
continental climate
15. Severe rain and drought
sustainable practices
effects of el nino
marine climate
seasonal wind
16. United States
hole in the ozone
biggest consumer of mineral reserves
tilt on axiz
ice age
17. Mild winters and cool summers
nuclear power
effects of la nina
levels of carbon dioxide
marine climate
18. Area near the equator
tropical zone
prevailing wind
unsustainable practices
result of ozone depletion
19. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel
levels of carbon dioxide
coal
marine climate
altitude
20. 365 days
result of ozone depletion
revolution around sun
polar zone
tilt on axiz
21. Latitude - altitude - distance from bodies of water - ocean currents
last ice age
factors that affect temperature
fossil fuel formation
renewable resource
22. Used in nuclear reactors
tilt on axiz
revolution around sun
uranium
ocean currents
23. Average precipitation - temperature and winds over a long period of time
effects of la nina
climate
marine climate
uranium
24. The side of a mountain that is downwind
temperate zone
tilt on axiz
windward
leeward
25. Trap energy in the atmosphere
UV radiation
greenhouse gases
most vulnerable of Earth's systems
rotation on axis
26. 24 horus
mineral reserves
rotation on axis
use of CFCs
chloroflourocarbons
27. La nina and el nino
result of ozone depletion
short term climate change
polar zone
uranium
28. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds
hole in the ozone
tilt on axiz
renewable resource
factors that affect precipitation
29. Earths postion - solar energy - volcanic activity - plate movement
windward
natural causes of climate change
ice age
continental climate
30. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment
latitude
natural causes of climate change
sustainable practices
windward
31. Gradual increase of earth's temperature
effects of la nina
el nino
tilt on axiz
global warming
32. Created by chloroflourocarbons
unsustainable practices
marine climate
levels of carbon dioxide
hole in the ozone
33. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface
consumption
ice age
sustainable practices
continental climate
34. The side of a mountain that faces the wind
examples of renewable resources
windward
temperate zone
prevailing wind
35. Move large air masses
coal
renewable resource
prevailing wind
latitude
36. Resource that can be replaced as fast as it is used
chloroflourocarbons
UV radiation
renewable resource
result of ozone depletion
37. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010
polar zone
use of CFCs
sustainable practices
greenhouse gases
38. Wind - solar - water - geothermal
factors that affect temperature
examples of renewable resources
chloroflourocarbons
global warming
39. Takes millions of years to form
ice age
effects of el nino
short term climate change
fossil fuel formation
40. Increase global temperature
tropical zone
biggest consumer of mineral reserves
effects of la nina
levels of carbon dioxide
41. Unusually cold water in the Pacific
la nina
hole in the ozone
examples of renewable resources
tilt on axiz
42. Efficent but produces dangerous waste
nuclear power
last ice age
el nino
coal
43. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment
unsustainable practices
levels of carbon dioxide
consumption
altitude
44. Severe winters and hurricanes
UV radiation
biggest consumer of mineral reserves
seasonal wind
effects of la nina
45. Move warm and cold air around the globe
greenhouse effect
prevailing wind
global warming
ocean currents
46. Exists in a fixed amount and is used up faster than it can be replaced
non renewable resource
fossil fuels
tropical zone
use of CFCs
47. Between the polar and tropical zone
examples of non renewable resources
greenhouse gases
prevailing wind
temperate zone
48. Formed from the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago
ice age
fossil fuels
use of CFCs
result of ozone depletion
49. 23.5 degrees
biggest consumer of mineral reserves
fossil fuel formation
non renewable resource
tilt on axiz
50. Increased UV radiation
result of ozone depletion
factors that affect temperature
ocean currents
chloroflourocarbons