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Global Warming Vocab

Subjects : literacy, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






2. Move warm and cold air around the globe






3. Formed from the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago






4. How close a location is to the equator or north pole






5. Latitude - altitude - distance from bodies of water - ocean currents






6. La nina and el nino






7. Severe winters and hurricanes






8. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






9. The side of a mountain that is downwind






10. Mild winters and cool summers






11. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






12. Exists in a fixed amount and is used up faster than it can be replaced






13. Average precipitation - temperature and winds over a long period of time






14. Takes millions of years to form






15. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






16. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






17. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






18. Ended 10 -500 years ago






19. 365 days






20. Used in nuclear reactors






21. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






22. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






23. Created by chloroflourocarbons






24. Atmosphere

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25. Cold winters and hot summers






26. Earths postion - solar energy - volcanic activity - plate movement






27. Trap energy in the atmosphere






28. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






29. 24 horus






30. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






31. Coal - oil - natural gas - petroleum - gasoline






32. Increased UV radiation






33. Increase global temperature






34. Deposits of a mineral in ores that are worth mining






35. Resource that can be replaced as fast as it is used






36. Near the north or south pole






37. Severe rain and drought






38. Move large air masses






39. United States






40. Area near the equator






41. Between the polar and tropical zone






42. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






43. 23.5 degrees






44. Move huge regional air masses






45. Level about sea level






46. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






47. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






48. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






49. The amount of resources we use






50. Causes skin cancer and eye damage