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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. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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






3. Small or microscopic organisms






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






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






6. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






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






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






10. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






11. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






12. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






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






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






15. A deviation from the average






16. Caused by actions of humans






17. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






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






19. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






20. The reflectivity of a surface






21. Made of rock






22. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






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






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






26. Impossible to predict






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






28. Water cycle






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






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






31. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






32. The average weather






33. Lacking moisture






34. The evaporation of water from plants






35. Related to salt