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






2. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






3. Move large air masses






4. Near the north or south pole






5. Trap energy in the atmosphere






6. 23.5 degrees






7. Ended 10 -500 years ago






8. La nina and el nino






9. 24 horus






10. Increase global temperature






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






12. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






13. Used in nuclear reactors






14. Created by chloroflourocarbons






15. The amount of resources we use






16. 365 days






17. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






18. Area near the equator






19. Severe rain and drought






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






21. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






22. Cold winters and hot summers






23. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






24. Increased UV radiation






25. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






26. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






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






28. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






29. Takes millions of years to form






30. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






31. Between the polar and tropical zone






32. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






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






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






35. Severe winters and hurricanes






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






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






38. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






39. Atmosphere


40. United States






41. Mild winters and cool summers






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






43. The side of a mountain that is downwind






44. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






45. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






46. Move warm and cold air around the globe






47. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






48. Move huge regional air masses






49. Level about sea level






50. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface