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






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






3. Trap energy in the atmosphere






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






5. Severe rain and drought






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






7. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






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






9. Severe winters and hurricanes






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






11. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






12. Takes millions of years to form






13. Increase global temperature






14. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






15. Near the north or south pole






16. Ended 10 -500 years ago






17. Mild winters and cool summers






18. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






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






20. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






21. Level about sea level






22. The side of a mountain that is downwind






23. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






24. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






25. Move large air masses






26. 23.5 degrees






27. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






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






29. La nina and el nino






30. United States






31. Between the polar and tropical zone






32. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






33. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






34. 24 horus






35. Created by chloroflourocarbons






36. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






37. Move huge regional air masses






38. Increased UV radiation






39. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






40. Used in nuclear reactors






41. Move warm and cold air around the globe






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






43. 365 days






44. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






45. Atmosphere


46. Area near the equator






47. Cold winters and hot summers






48. The amount of resources we use






49. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






50. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel