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