Test your basic knowledge |

Global Warming Vocab

Subjects : literacy, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






2. Ended 10 -500 years ago






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






4. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






5. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






6. Move huge regional air masses






7. Area near the equator






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






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






10. Level about sea level






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






12. Between the polar and tropical zone






13. Mild winters and cool summers






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






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






16. Increase global temperature






17. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






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






19. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






20. Increased UV radiation






21. Takes millions of years to form






22. Severe rain and drought






23. Atmosphere

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






25. Used in nuclear reactors






26. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






27. Move large air masses






28. Trap energy in the atmosphere






29. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






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






31. Severe winters and hurricanes






32. United States






33. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






34. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






35. La nina and el nino






36. Created by chloroflourocarbons






37. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






38. The amount of resources we use






39. Near the north or south pole






40. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






41. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






42. The side of a mountain that is downwind






43. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






44. Move warm and cold air around the globe






45. 23.5 degrees






46. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






47. 24 horus






48. Cold winters and hot summers






49. 365 days






50. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface