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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. The average weather






2. A deviation from the average






3. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






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






5. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






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






7. Lacking moisture






8. Water cycle






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






10. The evaporation of water from plants






11. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






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






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






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






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






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






17. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






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






19. Factors that drive or force a system to change






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






21. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






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






23. Impossible to predict






24. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere






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






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






27. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






28. Made of rock






29. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






30. The reflectivity of a surface






31. Small or microscopic organisms






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






33. Caused by actions of humans






34. Related to salt






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