Ielts vocab 20 Flashcards

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potential global destabilization

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Blanket of Antarctica

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Virtually uncharted

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A thick layer of sediment

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5
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oxygen isotopes

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6
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Lake Vostok

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7
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Hydrothermal Vents

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distant

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9
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any expedition

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10
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Thermometers

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insulating blanket protecting the bedrock

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12
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The Tremendous weight

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13
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intense

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14
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The Thickly blanketed

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15
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seismic experiments

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16
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bounces off whatever sits below

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17
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surface as flat as a mirror

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18
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surmised

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19
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airborne survey

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20
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microorganisms or pollutants

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21
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tiny microbes

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22
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hungriest organisms

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23
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oligotrophic

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24
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speculated

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25
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spewing out

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26
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Hydrothermal Geological Evidence

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27
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A stream of nutrients seeping up

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28
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The water is creeping from the west

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29
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The lowermost layers of ice melt

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30
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Liberating Trapped gases

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31
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crushed-up rock

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32
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organic compounds

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33
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microorganisms

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34
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fungi

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35
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Algae

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36
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Pollen grains

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37
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Vostok ice core

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38
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volcano erupted

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39
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Drilled through the ice

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40
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Marine Micro-organisms

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