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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. Water cycle






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






3. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






4. A deviation from the average






5. Lacking moisture






6. The average weather






7. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






9. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






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






11. Caused by actions of humans






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






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






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






15. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






16. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






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






19. The evaporation of water from plants






20. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






21. Related to salt






22. Factors that drive or force a system to change






23. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






24. The reflectivity of a surface






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






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






27. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






28. Made of rock






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






30. Small or microscopic organisms






31. Impossible to predict






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






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






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






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