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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. A suspension of solid or liquid particles in a gas






2. Related to salt






3. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






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






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






6. Small or microscopic organisms






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






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






9. The evaporation of water from plants






10. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






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






12. Made of rock






13. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






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






15. A deviation from the average






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






17. Impossible to predict






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






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






20. Lacking moisture






21. Water cycle






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






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






24. Factors that drive or force a system to change






25. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






26. The process by Which molecules of a liquid become a gas






27. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






28. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






29. The reflectivity of a surface






30. The average weather






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






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






33. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






34. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






35. Caused by actions of humans