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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. Coal - oil - natural gas - petroleum - gasoline






2. Earth's atmosphere traps solar energy






3. La nina and el nino






4. Chemicals used in air conditioners - refrigerators and aerosols






5. The amount of resources we use






6. Ice sheets cover part of earth's surface






7. Cold winters and hot summers






8. Trap energy in the atmosphere






9. Created by chloroflourocarbons






10. Wind - solar - water - geothermal






11. Activities that benefit society without degrading the environment






12. Atmosphere


13. Near the north or south pole






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






15. The side of a mountain that is downwind






16. 365 days






17. Mild winters and cool summers






18. Ended 10 -500 years ago






19. Move warm and cold air around the globe






20. Takes millions of years to form






21. Move huge regional air masses






22. Unusually cold water in the Pacific






23. Causes skin cancer and eye damage






24. 23.5 degrees






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






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






27. Reduced in 1990 and elminiated in 2010






28. Unusually warm water in the Pacific






29. 24 horus






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






31. Severe rain and drought






32. Level about sea level






33. Cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuel






34. Move large air masses






35. Used in nuclear reactors






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






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






38. Severe winters and hurricanes






39. Efficent but produces dangerous waste






40. The side of a mountain that faces the wind






41. Area near the equator






42. Gradual increase of earth's temperature






43. Increase global temperature






44. United States






45. Activities that benefit society but degrade the environment






46. Increased UV radiation






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






48. Prevailing winds - mountain ranges - seasonal winds






49. Between the polar and tropical zone






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