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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. Mild winters and cool summers






2. Move huge regional air masses






3. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






4. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






5. Ended 10 -500 years ago






6. Increase global temperature






7. Move warm and cold air around the globe






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






9. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






10. Increased UV radiation






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






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






13. La nina and el nino






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






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






16. Created by chloroflourocarbons






17. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






18. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






19. 365 days






20. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






21. Near the north or south pole






22. 23.5 degrees






23. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






24. Area near the equator






25. Used in nuclear reactors






26. Severe winters and hurricanes






27. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






28. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






29. United States






30. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






31. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






32. The side of a mountain that is downwind






33. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






34. Cold winters and hot summers






35. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






36. Trap energy in the atmosphere






37. Takes millions of years to form






38. The amount of resources we use






39. Severe rain and drought






40. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






41. 24 horus






42. Between the polar and tropical zone






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






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






45. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






46. Move large air masses






47. Level about sea level






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






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






50. Atmosphere