Water: A Give and Take

The passage explains how what natural resource can create and destroy?

• minerals

• water

• zinc

• crystals

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If I wanted to know the name of the water form that has helped to create the Grand Canyon, what paragraph would I look to?

• Par. 4

• Par. 8

• Par. 9

• Par. 10

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What is the central idea of paragraph 4?

• water and crystals; speedy process

• crystals; forming & proceess

• cave; very hot

• magma; existing millions of years

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In the year 2000, what valuable resource was found by Penoles Mining Company in large amounts?

• deposits of silver, zinc and lead

• silver, zinc and lead

• crystal, magma and lead

• crystal, hot water, lead and magma

Why is it clear that these crystals formed over millions of years?

• crystals are slow growing

• the water was at a cool temperature

• pictures are worth a thousand words

• the analogy about rice

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CCSS.RI.7.1

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Why are scientists unable to study the cave more throughly for long periods of time?

• darkness; lack of visibility

• light in contrast with crystal

• sinkholes and visibility

• temperature; the conditions

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What is the central idea of paragraph 12?

• humans; their role in erosion

• water; its power

• crystal; their beauty

• sinkholes; dangerous to all

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What paragraph would I read to find out how canyons are made?

• 7

• 5

• 9

• 11

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How can we stop erosion from happening at such a rapid pace?

• planting and replenishing vegetation and soil in a smart way

• using less water and harvesting crystals

• filling voids under ground

• continue our normal process the earth will restore itself

Based on this article what causes sinkholes?

• water moving dirt and soil away underground

• crystals shattering underground

• magma traveling through to the earh's core

• uprooting of trees and vegetation

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