Ice Core Quiz

1. In which two locations are most ice cores drilled?

Antarctica and Greenland

Antarctica and Australia

Australia and New York

Australia and Greenland

Oxygen

Carbon

Carbon dioxide

Water vapor

At the top of the core

In the middle of the core

At the bottom of the core

Scattered throughout the core

Meteorology

Paleontology

Paleoclimatology

Archaeology

They indicate black and white sand particles.

The darker layer is winter snow deposits, and the lighter layer is summer snow deposits.

The darker layer contains microbial life, and the lighter layer does not.