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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. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






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






5. Caused by actions of humans






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






7. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






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






9. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






10. A deviation from the average






11. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






12. Related to salt






13. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






14. Made of rock






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






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






17. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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






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






20. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






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






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






23. Impossible to predict






24. The evaporation of water from plants






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






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






27. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






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






29. The reflectivity of a surface






30. Lacking moisture






31. Water cycle






32. The average weather






33. Small or microscopic organisms






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






35. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached