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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. Caused by actions of humans






2. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






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






4. A deviation from the average






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






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






7. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






9. Factors that drive or force a system to change






10. The average weather






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






12. The evaporation of water from plants






13. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






14. The reflectivity of a surface






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






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






17. Related to salt






18. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






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






21. Made of rock






22. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






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






24. Small or microscopic organisms






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






26. Water cycle






27. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






28. Impossible to predict






29. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






30. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






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






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






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






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






35. Lacking moisture