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TAKING OUR TEMPERATURE
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All the words can be found (used in a sentence) in the Taking Our Temperature
chapter of this website. You can also find them in the Glossary (top tab of each page).
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2. Layers of gases around the Earth
4. Called typhoons in the Pacific; Katrina’s storm in Louisiana
5. Too little rain or water in an area
11. Result of too much water
12. Drinkable, as in water
13. Gases in the atmosphere that contribute to global warming
16. Small insect that breeds in water and can carry diseases
17. Scientists who study Earth's climate
19. Carries disease-causing microbes; e.g., a mosquito and malaria
20. Lots of phalt and concrete that retain heat and raise temperatures
21. Large sheets of ice, can be home to polar bears
22. Sudden appearance of a disease, for instance.
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1. Country using most energy per person
3. Layer of earth that never defrosts
4. Major health threat; can cause heatstrokes
6. Impure, polluted as in water or air
7. Used to control flooding, as in New Orleans
8. City
9. Rain, snow, sleep, etc.
10. Burning these (e.g. coal, oil, gas) leads to global warming
14. Funnel-shaped wind storms over land
15. Seasonal wind, affects southeast Asia
18. United Nations panel, looks at global warming
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