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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. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






2. Trap energy in the atmosphere






3. Move warm and cold air around the globe






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






5. Cold winters and hot summers






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






7. Created by chloroflourocarbons






8. The amount of resources we use






9. 24 horus






10. Move huge regional air masses






11. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






12. Level about sea level






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






14. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






15. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






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






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






18. Ended 10 -500 years ago






19. 365 days






20. Severe rain and drought






21. La nina and el nino






22. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






23. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






24. Mild winters and cool summers






25. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






26. Atmosphere


27. Severe winters and hurricanes






28. The side of a mountain that is downwind






29. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






30. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






31. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






32. Used in nuclear reactors






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






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






35. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






36. Area near the equator






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






38. 23.5 degrees






39. Near the north or south pole






40. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






41. Between the polar and tropical zone






42. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






43. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






44. Move large air masses






45. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






46. Increase global temperature






47. Takes millions of years to form






48. United States






49. Increased UV radiation






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