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