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Chapter 13 Ecology

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

latitude ? the long term prevailing weather conditions at a paticular place based upon records taken
 

 2. 

El Nino ? a short term periodic change in the location of warm and cold water masses in the Pacific ocean
 

 3. 

polar stratospheric clouds ? chemical substances the can damage the ozone layer
 

 4. 

climate ? the long term prevailing weather conditions at a paticular place based upon records taken
 

 5. 

ozone layer ? is an area in the stratosphere where ozone is highly concentrated
 

 6. 

ozone hole ? a thinning of the stratospheric ozone tha tcoours over the poles during the spring
 

 7. 

Kyoto protocol ? requires developing countries to decrease emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by an average of 5 percent below their 1990 levels by 2012
 

 8. 

global warming ? a condition in which the water in the eastern Pacific ocean is cooler than usual
 

 9. 

green house ? gases that absorb and radiate heat
 

 10. 

chlorofluorocarbons ? chemical substances the can damage the ozone layer
 

 11. 

El Nina ? a short term periodic change in the location of warm and cold water masses in the Pacific ocean
 

 12. 

wind ? a condition in which the water in the eastern Pacific ocean is cooler than usual
 



 
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