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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 river of ice that under pressure can deform and flow plastically






2. Made of rock






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






4. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






5. Lacking moisture






6. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






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






8. Caused by actions of humans






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






10. The average weather






11. A deviation from the average






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






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






14. Factors that drive or force a system to change






15. The reflectivity of a surface






16. Related to salt






17. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






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






19. Water cycle






20. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






22. The evaporation of water from plants






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






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






25. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






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






27. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






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






29. Small or microscopic organisms






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






31. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






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






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






34. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






35. Impossible to predict