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






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






3. The average weather






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






5. Small or microscopic organisms






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






7. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






9. Caused by actions of humans






10. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






11. The reflectivity of a surface






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






13. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






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






15. The evaporation of water from plants






16. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






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






18. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






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






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






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






22. Related to salt






23. Lacking moisture






24. Water cycle






25. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






26. Made of rock






27. A deviation from the average






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






29. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






33. Impossible to predict






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






35. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere