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






2. Related to salt






3. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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






5. Made of rock






6. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






7. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






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






9. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






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






11. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






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






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






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






16. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






18. The reflectivity of a surface






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






20. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






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






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






23. Small or microscopic organisms






24. Impossible to predict






25. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






26. Caused by actions of humans






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






28. The evaporation of water from plants






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






30. The average weather






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






32. Lacking moisture






33. A deviation from the average






34. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






35. Water cycle