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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. Caused by actions of humans






2. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






3. The average weather






4. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






5. Impossible to predict






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






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






8. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






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






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






11. Small or microscopic organisms






12. Water cycle






13. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






14. Made of rock






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






16. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






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






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






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






21. A deviation from the average






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






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






24. Lacking moisture






25. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






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






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






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






29. The evaporation of water from plants






30. Factors that drive or force a system to change






31. The reflectivity of a surface






32. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






33. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






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






35. Related to salt