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