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






2. Small or microscopic organisms






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






4. Separating or breaking so that a part becomes detached






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






6. Water cycle






7. The evaporation of water from plants






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






9. Made of rock






10. The reflectivity of a surface






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






12. A molecule that has calcium - carbon and oxygen






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. A wind-deposited sediment consisting mostly of silt






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






16. The average weather






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






18. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time






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






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






21. A deviation from the average






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






23. Amount of solar radiation received on a given area






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






25. The whole mass of gasses surrounding the earth






26. Lacking moisture






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






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






29. Related to salt






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






31. Impossible to predict






32. Caused by actions of humans






33. Factors that drive or force a system to change






34. A molecule that has one carbon and two oxygen






35. Any one of the gases found in the atmosphere