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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Lacking moisture






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






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






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






5. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






6. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






7. Caused by actions of humans






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






9. Water cycle






10. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






12. A deviation from the average






13. Small or microscopic organisms






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






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






16. The reflectivity of a surface






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






18. The evaporation of water from plants






19. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






20. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






21. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






22. The average weather






23. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






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






25. Impossible to predict






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






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






28. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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






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






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






32. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






34. Made of rock






35. Related to salt