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