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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.
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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. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






2. 23.5 degrees






3. Increased UV radiation






4. The amount of resources we use






5. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






6. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






7. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






8. Level about sea level






9. 365 days






10. Created by chloroflourocarbons






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






12. Atmosphere

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






14. Trap energy in the atmosphere






15. Move huge regional air masses






16. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






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






18. Between the polar and tropical zone






19. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






20. Cold winters and hot summers






21. Severe winters and hurricanes






22. 24 horus






23. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






24. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






25. La nina and el nino






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






27. Severe rain and drought






28. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






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






30. Used in nuclear reactors






31. The side of a mountain that is downwind






32. Near the north or south pole






33. Move warm and cold air around the globe






34. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






35. United States






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






37. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






38. Increase global temperature






39. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






40. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






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






42. Area near the equator






43. Move large air masses






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






45. Mild winters and cool summers






46. Latitude - altitude - distance from bodies of water - ocean currents






47. Ended 10 -500 years ago






48. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






49. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






50. Takes millions of years to form