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