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The Sun

The passage discusses how the Sun's production of heat has been remarkably consistent, but small changes could have serious consequences by triggering an ice age or global warming. There is evidence that fluctuations in the Sun's temperature have caused climate changes before, such as a Little Ice Age in 17th century England when the River Thames regularly froze over. Experts now believe that the processes inside the Sun are inherently unstable, so there could be many changes to the Sun's output this century, and the likelihood is that temperatures on Earth will become increasingly hot.

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The Sun

The passage discusses how the Sun's production of heat has been remarkably consistent, but small changes could have serious consequences by triggering an ice age or global warming. There is evidence that fluctuations in the Sun's temperature have caused climate changes before, such as a Little Ice Age in 17th century England when the River Thames regularly froze over. Experts now believe that the processes inside the Sun are inherently unstable, so there could be many changes to the Sun's output this century, and the likelihood is that temperatures on Earth will become increasingly hot.

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The Sun Find the words in the text that mean: 1) oscillation 2) uncontrollable hypothesis 3) extremely

4) activate 5) newest, most recent 6) frequently

7) regular 8) 9) for instance

Fortunately for life on Earth, the Sun's production of heat is remarkably consistent. But scientists are aware that even a small change would have serious _______________________ for the future, triggering either a new ice age, or runaway global warming. There is _______________________ that this has happened before. In 17th century England, for example, the River Thames in London was regularly _______________________ over. Scientists now think that fluctuations in the Sun's temperature caused a 'Little Ice Age' at that time. Indeed, the latest theory is that the processes going on in the centre of the Sun are inherently _______________________ If the experts are right, there could be many changes in the Sun's _______________________ this century and the _______________________ is that the temperature here on Earth will get _______________________ hotter and hotter.

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