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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 molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






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






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






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






5. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






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






7. Impossible to predict






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






9. Caused by actions of humans






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






11. The average weather






12. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






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






15. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






16. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






17. Water cycle






18. Related to salt






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






20. The reflectivity of a surface






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






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






23. Small or microscopic organisms






24. The evaporation of water from plants






25. A deviation from the average






26. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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






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






29. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






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






32. Lacking moisture






33. Made of rock






34. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






35. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth