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