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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. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






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






3. 365 days






4. The side of a mountain that is downwind






5. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






6. Atmosphere


7. Severe winters and hurricanes






8. 24 horus






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






10. Mild winters and cool summers






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






12. Used in nuclear reactors






13. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






14. Move huge regional air masses






15. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






16. Ended 10 -500 years ago






17. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






18. Takes millions of years to form






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






20. Move large air masses






21. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






22. La nina and el nino






23. Cold winters and hot summers






24. Level about sea level






25. Between the polar and tropical zone






26. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






27. Near the north or south pole






28. Move warm and cold air around the globe






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






30. Area near the equator






31. 23.5 degrees






32. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






33. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






34. United States






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






36. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






37. Trap energy in the atmosphere






38. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






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






40. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






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






42. Severe rain and drought






43. Increased UV radiation






44. The amount of resources we use






45. Created by chloroflourocarbons






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






47. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






48. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






49. Increase global temperature






50. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment