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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. Mild winters and cool summers






2. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






3. Trap energy in the atmosphere






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






5. 365 days






6. Takes millions of years to form






7. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






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






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






10. Severe winters and hurricanes






11. United States






12. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






13. Move warm and cold air around the globe






14. Move large air masses






15. Atmosphere


16. Cold winters and hot summers






17. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






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






19. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






20. Ended 10 -500 years ago






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






22. Move huge regional air masses






23. Increased UV radiation






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






25. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






26. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






27. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






28. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






29. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






30. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






31. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






32. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






33. 23.5 degrees






34. La nina and el nino






35. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






36. The amount of resources we use






37. Area near the equator






38. 24 horus






39. Used in nuclear reactors






40. Increase global temperature






41. Between the polar and tropical zone






42. Level about sea level






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






44. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






45. Near the north or south pole






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






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






48. Created by chloroflourocarbons






49. The side of a mountain that is downwind






50. Severe rain and drought