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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. Related to salt






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






3. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






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






6. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






7. The evaporation of water from plants






8. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






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






10. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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






12. Caused by actions of humans






13. Made of rock






14. A deviation from the average






15. Small or microscopic organisms






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






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






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






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






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






21. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






22. The reflectivity of a surface






23. Lacking moisture






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






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






26. Water cycle






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






28. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






29. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






30. Impossible to predict






31. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






32. The average weather






33. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






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






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