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