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Science of Global Warming
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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
forcing
weather
interglacial
carbon dioxide
2. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached
calving
varve
climate
forcing
3. A river of ice that under pressure can deform and flow plastically
Vostok
chaotic
glacier
aerosol
4. A deviation from the average
anomaly
transpiration
interglacial
ecosystem
5. A mass of glacier ice that covers a wider area
ice sheet
chronology
carbon dioxide
isotope
6. Relationships between and among living organisms and their non-living environment
ice sheet
ecosystem
aerosol
hypothesis
7. An odorless - colorless - flammable gas that is a greenhouse gas
interglacial
carbon dioxide
methane
haline
8. A suspension of solid or liquid particles in a gas
aerosol
weather
evaporation
arid
9. Factors that drive or force a system to change
loess
forcing
carbon dioxide
transpiration
10. Lacking moisture
atmosphere
isotope
arid
ecosystem
11. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt
loess
chronology
albedo
carbon dioxide
12. A suggested explanation for a phenomena that requires further testing by scientific research
plankton
hydrologic cycle
hypothesis
precipitation
13. The evaporation of water from plants
insolation
chronology
forcing
transpiration
14. Rain - snow - sleet - and other forms of water falling from the sky
varve
photosynthesis
albedo
precipitation
15. The process by Which molecules of a liquid become a gas
albedo
ice sheet
evaporation
carbon dioxide
16. The reflectivity of a surface
evaporation
arid
albedo
anomaly
17. A general term for the age-depth relationship in ice
chaotic
chronology
density
precipitation
18. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time
interglacial
ice sheet
photosynthesis
weather
19. The mass per unit volume of a substance under specified conditions of pressure and temperature
density
anomaly
hypothesis
albedo
20. Annual layer of sediment deposited in an ocean or lake
glacier
varve
calcium carbonate
density
21. Any of the different forms of element having the same number of protons
isotope
precipitation
arid
varve
22. Caused by actions of humans
anthropogenic
plankton
haline
arid
23. Site in Antarctica where a 400000 year long ice core was collected
ice sheet
Vostok
albedo
carbon dioxide
24. A time interval characterized by lack of glacial ice in mid-latitudes
glacier
greenhouse gases
interglacial
calcium carbonate
25. Impossible to predict
chronology
arid
glacier
chaotic
26. The average weather
anomaly
weather
climate
carbon dioxide
27. Made of rock
lithic
arid
chronology
weather
28. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth
atmosphere
isotope
varve
transpiration
29. Small or microscopic organisms
glacier
plankton
anthropogenic
ecosystem
30. Water cycle
lithic
methane
forcing
hydrologic cycle
31. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area
insolation
evaporation
isotope
arid
32. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen
glacier
calcium carbonate
calving
chronology
33. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere
Vostok
varve
greenhouse gases
interglacial
34. The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from CO2 and water using light as an energy source
carbon dioxide
photosynthesis
chronology
density
35. Related to salt
haline
glacier
arid
anthropogenic