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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 wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






2. Caused by actions of humans






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






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






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






6. A deviation from the average






7. The average weather






8. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






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






10. The reflectivity of a surface






11. Impossible to predict






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






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






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






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






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






17. Water cycle






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






19. The evaporation of water from plants






20. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






21. Small or microscopic organisms






22. Made of rock






23. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






24. Lacking moisture






25. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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






27. Related to salt






28. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






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






30. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






31. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






33. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






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






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