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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. Near the north or south pole






2. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






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






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






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






6. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






7. Area near the equator






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






9. Takes millions of years to form






10. Mild winters and cool summers






11. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






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






13. 23.5 degrees






14. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






15. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






16. The side of a mountain that is downwind






17. Level about sea level






18. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






19. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






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






21. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






22. United States






23. Severe rain and drought






24. La nina and el nino






25. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






26. Increased UV radiation






27. Move large air masses






28. Created by chloroflourocarbons






29. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






30. Cold winters and hot summers






31. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






32. The amount of resources we use






33. Between the polar and tropical zone






34. Atmosphere

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35. Trap energy in the atmosphere






36. Move warm and cold air around the globe






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






38. Move huge regional air masses






39. Increase global temperature






40. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






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






42. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






43. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






44. Used in nuclear reactors






45. 24 horus






46. Ended 10 -500 years ago






47. Severe winters and hurricanes






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






49. 365 days






50. Wind - solar - water - geothermal