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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 mass of glacier ice that covers a wider area






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






3. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






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






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






6. Water cycle






7. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






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






9. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






10. Impossible to predict






11. Made of rock






12. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






13. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






15. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






17. Caused by actions of humans






18. Small or microscopic organisms






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






20. The average weather






21. Lacking moisture






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






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






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






25. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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






27. Related to salt






28. The evaporation of water from plants






29. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






30. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






31. A deviation from the average






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






33. The reflectivity of a surface






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






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