Directions for questions 4 and 5: Each of the following questions have a paragraph from which a sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the para in the most appropriate way._____ Ice – in the form of sea ice, glaciers, ice caps and snow ice, – reflects some of the sun’s heat, cooling the planet. In contrast, the dark surfaces of the open sea and snow-free ground absorb heat. As ice disappears, the earth retains more of the sun’s heat and as the earth warms up more ice melts, through this feed-back process, declining ice strengthens global warming.Ice holds large fresh water supplies and is a vital part of the ecosystem.Melting ice is the cause of prime concern today.The impacts of melting ice will reach far beyond the Arctic, affecting global climate and biodiversity.Ice plays a critical role in shaping our planet’s environment.

Question No. 15Directions for questions 11 to 15: Each question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s).(a)  Five hours off the shore of Kochi, Arabian sea looks like wrinkled blue skin stretched taut to the end of the world.(b)  There’s not a spot of land in sight.(c)  Time is marked by a swiftly setting sun and distance by the changing colours of the sea-dirty black at mainland, pale green further out and malted blue in deep waters.(d)  By late evening our little ship is alone in a sea of midnight black that gently cradles us to sleep.a and ba, c and dc and db, c and d

Multiple Choice QuestionAll of the following are effects we have already seen as a result of climate change, except Blank______.Multiple choice question.melting glaciers and ice sheetsthickening of the Arctic sea icedroughtsea-level rise

Which of the following results from melting glaciers?Group of answer choicesAll of the aboveWeakened ocean currentsRise in sea levelFlooding Flag question: Question 4

Multiple Choice QuestionIce cores tell us about ancient climates because Blank______.Multiple choice question.frozen water has changed its composition over timeair bubbles contain tiny samples of the ancient atmospherevolcanic ash deep in the ice reveals atmospheric changes

QUESTION 03 bookmark_border Select the correct answer Which of the following sentences from the passage best supports the author’s point that circulation of the atmosphere is vital to life on Earth? radio_button_unchecked The equatorial region is the warmest part of the earth because it receives the most direct and, therefore, strongest solar radiation. radio_button_unchecked The circulation of the atmosphere and the weather it generates is but one example of the many complex, interdependent events of nature radio_button_unchecked [The atmosphere] protects Earth from the cold of space, from harmful ultraviolet light, and from all but the largest meteors. radio_button_unchecked A static envelope of air surrounding the earth would produce an extremely hot, uninhabitable equatorial region, while the polar regions would remain inhospitably cold.