Study Guide & Vocabulary List for Global Warming Unit

   

VOCABULARY WORD or IDEA

DEFINITION (Look it up from your notes)

 

 

ozone

 

incandescent lightbulbs

 

fluorescent lightbulbs

 

3 greenhouse gases

 

ultraviolet radiation

 

chlorine

 

bromine

 

chlorofluorocarbons

 

combustion

 

3 major fossil fuels

 

refinery

 

nonrenewable resources

 

4-5 energy conservation measures

 

efficiency of machines

 

insulation

 

energy-efficient devices

 

converting Celsius to Fahrenheit

 

global warming

 

CFC

 

projected temperature increases for polar, temperate, & tropical zones

 

CO2

 

CL2CF2 

 

winter vortex

 

hydrocarbons

 

oxides of nitrogen

 

formula for photochemical smog

 

Infrared

 

methane hydrate

 

Volvo LCP

 

5 facts about the LCP

 

ppm

 

effects of ozone on people, plants, & materials

 

catalytic converter

 

smog

 

Waddenzee

 

indicator species

 

PCBs

 

Rhine River

 

bentazone

 

4-5 sea level rise flooding areas

 

CH4

 

Djibouti

 

chrome

 

carcinogen