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