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1 The
e is the lowest zone, or layer, of the Earth’s atmosphere.
4 The process by which plants use sunlight to create carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water
is called
d .
5 The metabolic process by which an organism supplies oxygen to and removes carbon dioxide and
other products of oxidation from the cells and tissues of the body is known ass .
6 Gases that have the ability to absorb heat from the sun and radiate it back are called
d .
7 Scientists measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere with an instrument called a
.
8 A chemist named
d developed the manometer.
9 He built two manometers that could take continuous readings of CO2 and installed them on the
Big Island of Hawaii. Over a 30-year period, he found that CO2 levels were increasing at a very
fast rate, and the effect he observed came to be known as the
e .
11 are chlorine-based chemical compounds used in aerosol sprays, refrigerators and air
conditioning equipment, and as blowing agents in the production of plastic foams, such as
Styrofoam.
14 Communities of interacting groups of living organisms and their physical surroundings are known
ass .
15 is the diversity or variety of all the plant and animal forms on our planet.
16 Biodiversity occurs through the process off and helps in successful survival.
17 One in ten of the most commonly used medicines comes from plants in the
e .
19 blow tons of dust and gases into the atmosphere. Atmospheric dust and gases reflect
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20 The reflection of large amounts of sunlight away from the planet causes global temperatures to
for an extended period.
22 A is a whirling magnetic storm that appears as a dark patch or pore on the sun’s
surface.
23 The
e is the thin surface layer of the sun that emits most of its radiation.
24 Animals also react to changes in the weather. In the winter some animals’ fur grows thicker and
many animalss . Other species migrate to locations where they can find the food and
water they need to stay alive.
25 In spring and summer, many animalss because the plants they depend on do not grow
all year.
27 In severe
e , plants wilt and die but humans and some other animals can change their
habits or move on.
28 When a strikes, schools and businesses can close, but plants and animals must endure
the short-term change in their environment.
29 UV-B is a type of ultraviolet light that is damaging to life after long exposure. It can cause: a
disease of the eye that causes the lens to become cloudy, called
d , sunburns and skin
cancer.
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30 are replaced naturally, usually by the energy of the sun. They can be used again and
again and not be depleted.
33 Circle three ways of generating renewable energy resources and reducing carbon dioxide emissions
from the list below. Cross out the three sources of carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
34 Match the word from the first column with its definition in the second column.
a) Solar maximum mission is… the period when sunspot activity reaches
its peak.
b) Solar minimum is… the period when the sun has the least
sunspot activity.
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