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1) A periodic occurrence in the eastern Pacific Ocean in which the surface water temperature becomes unusually cool
A
Global Warming
B
El Niño
C
Polar Stratospheric Clouds
D
La Niña
2) A periodic occurrence in the eastern Pacific Ocean in which the surface water temperature becomes unusually warm
A
Polar Stratospheric Clouds
B
Global Warming
C
La Niña
D
El Niño
3) A thinning of stratospheric ozone that occurs over the poles during the spring
A
Ozone Layer
B
Polar Stratospheric Clouds
C
Ozone Hole
D
Climate
4) An international treaty according to which developed countries that signed the treaty agree to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases
A
Global Warming
B
Greenhouse Gases
C
Kyoto Protocol
D
Climate
5) Hydrocarbons in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by chlorine and fluorine; use is restricted because they destroy ozone molecules in stratosphere
A
Climate
B
Global Warming
C
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)
D
Greenhouse gases
6) A gradual increase in the average global temperature that is due to a higher concentration of gases such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
A
Climate
B
Ozone Hole
C
Greenhouse gases
D
Global Warming
7) Average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
A
Latitude
B
Climate
C
Global warming
D
Polar Stratospheric Clouds
8) Distance north or south from the equator
A
Latitude
B
Climate
C
El Niño
D
La Niña
9) A cloud that forms at altitudes of 21,000m during Arctic and Antarctic winter or early spring
A
Ozone Hole
B
Climate
C
Polar Stratospheric Clouds
D
Ozone layer
10) Layer of atmosphere at an altitude of 15-40km in which ozone absorbs UV solar radiation
A
Ozone Hole
B
Climate
C
Polar Stratospheric Clouds
D
Ozone Layer
11) A gas composed of molecules that absorb and radiate infrared radiation from the sun
A
Greenhouse Gases
B
Kyoto Protocol
C
Polar Stratospheric Clouds
D
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)
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