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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. Near the north or south pole






2. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






3. The side of a mountain that is downwind






4. Move warm and cold air around the globe






5. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






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






7. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






8. Between the polar and tropical zone






9. Severe rain and drought






10. Move huge regional air masses






11. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






12. Created by chloroflourocarbons






13. Severe winters and hurricanes






14. Cold winters and hot summers






15. Trap energy in the atmosphere






16. The amount of resources we use






17. United States






18. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






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






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






21. 365 days






22. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






23. 23.5 degrees






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






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






26. Ended 10 -500 years ago






27. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






28. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






29. La nina and el nino






30. Used in nuclear reactors






31. Area near the equator






32. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






33. Takes millions of years to form






34. Mild winters and cool summers






35. Move large air masses






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






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






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






39. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






40. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






41. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






42. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






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






44. Increased UV radiation






45. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






46. Increase global temperature






47. Atmosphere

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48. 24 horus






49. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






50. Level about sea level