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