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Science of Global Warming

Subject : science
Instructions:
  • Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The process by Which molecules of a liquid become a gas






2. An odorless - colorless - flammable gas that is a greenhouse gas






3. The reflectivity of a surface






4. The average weather






5. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






6. Relationships between and among living organisms and their non-living environment






7. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






8. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






9. A mass of glacier ice that covers a wider area






10. Annual layer of sediment deposited in an ocean or lake






11. A general term for the age-depth relationship in ice






12. A suggested explanation for a phenomena that requires further testing by scientific research






13. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






14. Rain - snow - sleet - and other forms of water falling from the sky






15. Any of the different forms of element having the same number of protons






16. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






17. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






18. Made of rock






19. Related to salt






20. Lacking moisture






21. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






22. A deviation from the average






23. A time interval characterized by lack of glacial ice in mid-latitudes






24. Caused by actions of humans






25. A river of ice that under pressure can deform and flow plastically






26. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






27. Small or microscopic organisms






28. Factors that drive or force a system to change






29. The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from CO2 and water using light as an energy source






30. The mass per unit volume of a substance under specified conditions of pressure and temperature






31. A suspension of solid or liquid particles in a gas






32. Water cycle






33. Impossible to predict






34. Site in Antarctica where a 400000 year long ice core was collected






35. The evaporation of water from plants