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






2. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






3. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






4. Mild winters and cool summers






5. Level about sea level






6. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






7. The amount of resources we use






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






9. Move large air masses






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






11. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






12. Severe winters and hurricanes






13. Near the north or south pole






14. 24 horus






15. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






16. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






17. Trap energy in the atmosphere






18. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






19. Area near the equator






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






21. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






22. Increased UV radiation






23. Severe rain and drought






24. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






25. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






26. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






27. United States






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






29. The side of a mountain that is downwind






30. Increase global temperature






31. Created by chloroflourocarbons






32. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






33. La nina and el nino






34. Between the polar and tropical zone






35. Move warm and cold air around the globe






36. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






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






38. Move huge regional air masses






39. 23.5 degrees






40. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






41. Cold winters and hot summers






42. 365 days






43. Used in nuclear reactors






44. Atmosphere

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45. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






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






47. Takes millions of years to form






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






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






50. Ended 10 -500 years ago