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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. The reflectivity of a surface






2. Small or microscopic organisms






3. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






4. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






5. The evaporation of water from plants






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






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






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






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






10. Caused by actions of humans






11. Lacking moisture






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






13. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






15. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






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






17. Factors that drive or force a system to change






18. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






19. The average weather






20. Impossible to predict






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






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






23. Water cycle






24. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






25. A deviation from the average






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






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






28. Made of rock






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






30. Related to salt






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






32. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






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






35. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt