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Global Warming Vocab

Subjects : literacy, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Latitude - altitude - distance from bodies of water - ocean currents






2. United States






3. Atmosphere


4. Level about sea level






5. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






6. La nina and el nino






7. Severe rain and drought






8. Cold winters and hot summers






9. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






10. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






11. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






12. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






13. Used in nuclear reactors






14. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






15. Mild winters and cool summers






16. Average precipitation - temperature and winds over a long period of time






17. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






18. The amount of resources we use






19. Ended 10 -500 years ago






20. The side of a mountain that is downwind






21. Increase global temperature






22. Move large air masses






23. Takes millions of years to form






24. How close a location is to the equator or north pole






25. Formed from the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago






26. Earths postion - solar energy - volcanic activity - plate movement






27. 24 horus






28. Near the north or south pole






29. Exists in a fixed amount and is used up faster than it can be replaced






30. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






31. Resource that can be replaced as fast as it is used






32. Coal - oil - natural gas - petroleum - gasoline






33. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






34. Move huge regional air masses






35. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






36. Between the polar and tropical zone






37. 365 days






38. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






39. Trap energy in the atmosphere






40. Move warm and cold air around the globe






41. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






42. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






43. Increased UV radiation






44. 23.5 degrees






45. Severe winters and hurricanes






46. Created by chloroflourocarbons






47. Deposits of a mineral in ores that are worth mining






48. Area near the equator






49. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






50. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment