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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 evaporation of water from plants






2. Water cycle






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






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






5. Small or microscopic organisms






6. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






7. Factors that drive or force a system to change






8. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






9. Caused by actions of humans






10. Impossible to predict






11. Lacking moisture






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






13. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






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






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






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






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






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






19. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






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






21. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






22. A deviation from the average






23. The average weather






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






26. The reflectivity of a surface






27. Made of rock






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






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






30. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






31. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






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






34. Related to salt






35. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached