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