Biofuels

8. How does the author of Passage 1 show that biofuels help with waste management?

• She names some of the things biofuels can be made from.
• She describes the impact of companies that make biofuels.
• She describes how machines produce biofuels in efficient ways.
• SHe explains how biofuels reduce toxic chemicals in the environment.

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9A. Select the meaning of the word thermal in paragraph 6 of passage 1.

• Having to do with biological matter.
• Having to do with waste management.
• Having to do with heat or temperature.
• Having to do with breaking down matter.

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1o. How does the author of Passage 1 respond to the negative view of biofuels?

• By showing that positive outcomes justify any costs.
• By pointing out that the argument is unsupported.
• By emphasizing the lack of other options.
• By presenting only one side of the issue.

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11. How does the author of Passage 2 lead the reader to think negatively about corn ethanol production?

• By listing the guidelines for government-approved alternative fuels.
• By focusing on how the use of corn ethanol affects individual consumers.
• By implying that government support for corn ethanol is politically motivated.
• By providing data about the environmentally unfriendly aspects of ethanol production.

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12. In Passage 2, the author argues that corn ethanol production takes the focus away from important food production. Select the sentence below that supports this claim.

• 11 The problem with corn ethanol is that it takes about the same amount of fossil fuel to produce an equal amount of ethanol. This leaves us with no net gain in the reduction of carbon emissions, or use of fossil fuel.
• 12 But there are more problems with corn ethanol.
• 13 Corn requires more fertilizer to grow strong and healthy than any other major crop. About 40 percent of all nitrogen fertilizer used for growing our crops is used for corn, and the fertilizer is almost all fossil energy.
• 14 In spite of over 1,000 uses we have for corn and corn and corn byproducts, about 20 percent of corn grown in the United States is now used to produce ethanol, up from 6.5 percent in 2000 …

13. According to Passage 2, why is corn ethanol unacceptable as a solution to today’s energy problems?

• It costs the government too much money.
• It requires too many resources for its production.
• It discourages farmers from growing crops for food.
• It demands a guaranteed supply of corn every year.

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