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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Site in Antarctica where a 400000 year long ice core was collected






2. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






3. The reflectivity of a surface






4. Related to salt






5. Small or microscopic organisms






6. Caused by actions of humans






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






8. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






9. Water cycle






10. Impossible to predict






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






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






13. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






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






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






16. Made of rock






17. A deviation from the average






18. Factors that drive or force a system to change






19. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






20. Lacking moisture






21. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






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






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






24. The evaporation of water from plants






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






26. The average weather






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






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






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






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






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






32. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






33. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






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






35. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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