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