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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. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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






4. Made of rock






5. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






6. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






7. Water cycle






8. Small or microscopic organisms






9. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






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






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






12. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






13. The evaporation of water from plants






14. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






15. Impossible to predict






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






17. Lacking moisture






18. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






20. A deviation from the average






21. The average weather






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






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






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






25. Caused by actions of humans






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






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






28. The reflectivity of a surface






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






30. Related to salt






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






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






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






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






35. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere