Wk13 D5

Read the following sentence from the passage:

For a long time, scientists did not believe that rogue waves were real.

Which detail from the passage BEST supports this statement?

• "Cruisers are far larger than the average ship."

• "The scientists didn't expect to find much."

• "Sailors described huge, powerful ocean waves."

• "Now scientists have begun a new p[roject called WaveAtlas."

Which dictionary definition of course is used in the passage?

• a type of class offered to students

• the passage of time

• the common or natural order of things

• a direction or path to follow

Scientists determined that rouge waves were real because?

• they found that there are powerful currents in the ocean

• satellite pictures showed many rogue waves

• a cruiser was damaged by a wave in 1995

• sailors had talked about mysterious waves for years

According to the map, which of the following is true?

• The Gulf stream is a current south of the equator.

• The South Pacific current flows through the Atlantic Ocean.

• Ocean currents all flow from north to south.

• The South Pacific current flows into the South Equatorial current.

One of the problems stated in the passage was that scientists didn't believe that rogue waves were real. What was the solution to this problem?

• Scientists used satellites to measure ocean waves.

• Scientists interviewed sailors to gather information.

• Scientist began the project WaveAtlas.

• Scientists took long sea voyages to study the waves.