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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 molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






2. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






4. A deviation from the average






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






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






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






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






9. Factors that drive or force a system to change






10. Lacking moisture






11. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






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






13. The evaporation of water from plants






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






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






16. The reflectivity of a surface






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






18. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






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






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






22. Caused by actions of humans






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






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






25. Impossible to predict






26. The average weather






27. Made of rock






28. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






29. Small or microscopic organisms






30. Water cycle






31. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






32. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






33. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






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






35. Related to salt