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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 river of ice that under pressure can deform and flow plastically






2. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






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






5. Made of rock






6. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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






8. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






9. Water cycle






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






11. Small or microscopic organisms






12. Impossible to predict






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






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






15. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






16. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






17. The evaporation of water from plants






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






19. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






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






21. Caused by actions of humans






22. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






23. The average weather






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






25. A deviation from the average






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






27. Lacking moisture






28. Related to salt






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






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






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






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






33. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






34. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






35. The reflectivity of a surface