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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. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






2. Trap energy in the atmosphere






3. Used in nuclear reactors






4. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






5. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






6. Move warm and cold air around the globe






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






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






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






10. 23.5 degrees






11. Created by chloroflourocarbons






12. United States






13. Takes millions of years to form






14. Area near the equator






15. The amount of resources we use






16. Severe winters and hurricanes






17. Cold winters and hot summers






18. Increase global temperature






19. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






20. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






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






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






23. Level about sea level






24. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






25. Between the polar and tropical zone






26. The side of a mountain that is downwind






27. Mild winters and cool summers






28. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






29. Move large air masses






30. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






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






32. Move huge regional air masses






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






34. La nina and el nino






35. Severe rain and drought






36. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






37. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






38. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






39. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






40. Near the north or south pole






41. Increased UV radiation






42. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






43. Atmosphere

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44. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






45. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






46. 365 days






47. 24 horus






48. Ended 10 -500 years ago






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






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