The Greenhouse Effect - Revising

1. Why does sentence 8 need to be revised?

• A. The wording does not make sense because gases do not really have names and greenhouses do not really have gases.

• B. The sentence suggests that the individual names of the gases are a result of the gases individually behaving like a greenhouse.

• C. The ideas in sentence 8 do not naturally flow from sentence 7.

• D. A simple sentence does not work well in this position.

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2. Nancy wants to address some additional points in the essay. Which choice should Nancy avoid because it would be MOST likely to cause reader skepticism?

• A. Volcanic eruptions contribute significant gases to Earth's atmosphere.

• B. Human use of wind and solar energy is not advanced enough to address all of our energy needs.

• C. It is an overreaction to assume that Earth's atmosphere is vitally important to life on Earth.

• D. Some locations on Earth have recently had record cold temperatures.

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3. Nancy decides to combine the third and fourth paragraphs. What would be the BEST reason to do this?

• A. Both paragraphs together will take up less space.

• B. Both paragraphs are about different facts.

• C. Both paragraphs are about human activity

• D. Both paragraphs are describing greenhouse gases.

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4. What is the MOST effective way to combine sentences 12 and 13?

• A. Greenhouse gases are critical to life on Earth; without them, Earth would be too cold.

• B. Earth would be too cold without greenhouse gases because Earth.

• C. Greenhouse gases are critical to life on Earth. Earth would be too cold without them.

• D. Earth would be too cold without greenhouse gases because they are

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5. Given that raising cattle contributes to additional natural gas, it is also logical that wild animals also contribute to additional natural gas. Given this idea, what would be the BEST way to revise sentence 17?

• A. Humans have chosen to cause the greenhouse effect.

• B. Animal activity is causing the greenhouse effect.

• C. Human activity clearly contributes to the greenhouse effect.

• D. It is uncertain what is causing the greenhouse effect.

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6. Nancy is considering adding the following sentence.

"Global warming is the unusual and rapid increase in Earth's average surface temperature."

Where is the BEST place to add this sentence?

• A. First paragraph

• B. Fifth paragraph

• C. Second paragraph

• D. Last paragraph

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7. Which is the BEST way to revise sentence 18 and add a definition of fossil fuels?

• A. Natural fuel formed long ago, burning coal and oil to generate electricity inserts more carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere.

• B. Burning fossil fuels like coal and oil to generate electricity inserts more carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere, formed long ago.

• C. Burning fossil fuels like coal and oil to generate electricity, natural fuels formed long ago, inserts more carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere.

• D. Generating electricity by burning fossil fuels, natural fuels like coal and oil formed long ago, inserts more carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere.

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8. Which word could BEST replace the word critical in paragraph 3?

• A. minor

• B. helpful

• C. unimportant

• D. essential

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