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