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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 state of the atmosphere at a particular time






2. Made of rock






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






4. Caused by actions of humans






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






6. Impossible to predict






7. The evaporation of water from plants






8. The average weather






9. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






10. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






11. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






12. Lacking moisture






13. The reflectivity of a surface






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






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






16. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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






18. Related to salt






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






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






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






22. A deviation from the average






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






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






25. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






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






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






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






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






30. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






31. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






32. Water cycle






33. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






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






35. Small or microscopic organisms