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