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