SAT FAVIAN 2A

Geoscientists have long considered Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano to be Earth's largest shield volcano by volume, measuring approximately 74,000 cubic kilometres. ______ according to a 2020 study by local geoscientist Michael Garcia, Hawaii's Pūhāhonu shield volcano is significantly larger, boasting a volume of about 148,000 cubic kilometres.

• Secondly

• Consequently

• Moreover

• However

Before the 1847 introduction of the US postage stamp, the cost of postage was usually paid by the recipient of a letter rather than the sender, and recipients were not always able or willing to pay promptly. ______ collecting this fee could be slow and arduous, and heaps of unpaid-for, undeliverable mail piled up in post offices.

• Regardless

• On the contrary

• Consequently

• For example

A potter choosing which type of clay to use for a piece considers two key factors: the desired look of the piece and its intended use. ______ earthenware clay is often used for decorative pieces because of its rustic look. This type of clay is not often used in industrial settings, though, because it is less durable than other clays.

• In other words

• Regardless

• In conclusion

• For example

In Gothic architecture, flying buttresses are large arches that help support a building's exterior walls. Before the Gothic era, cathedrals' heavy ceilings had to be supported by thick, short walls, but the invention of fying buttresses eliminated this need. ______ Gothic cathedrals could be built with thinner, higher walls.

• Similarly

• For instance

• Nevertheless

• As a result

Tyrian purple was a highly prized dye among the Phoenicians (an ancient civilization located in present-day Lebanon). The Phoenicians were famous for using this natural dye to colour their clothes a distinctive purple. ______ the name 'Phoenicia' itself, some historians claim, may have originally meant 'land of purple.'

• In fact

• Regardless

• Lastly

• On the contrary

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Yellowstone is a national park in the northwest United States. In 1995, Gray wolves were reintroduced into the park. Since then, the number of Gray wolves in the park has stabilized at roughly 100. This number is believed to be the park's carrying capacity. Carrying capacity describes the maximum number of a species that a specifc environment's resources can sustain over time. The student wants to specify the number of Gray wolves in Yellowstone. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• Gray wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone, a national park in the northwest United States, in 1995.

• As of 1995, there were Gray wolves living in Yellowstone, a national park in the northwest United States.

• The carrying capacity of an environment, such as Yellowstone, describes the maximum number of species that the environment can sustain over time.

• Yellowstone is a national park that has roughly 100 Gray wolves living in it.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Chiura Obata was a Japanese American artist who lived in California. Yosemite Falls is a notable painting by Obata. It uses a Japanese method of black ink painting called sumi-e. This painting was completed in 1930. The student wants to indicate the year Yosemite Falls was completed. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• While living in California, Obata created black ink paintings.

• Obata, a Japanese American artist, created a notable painting.

• Yosemite Falls was completed in 1930.

• Obata used a Japanese painting method called sumi-e.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Dr. Sunil Bajpai studies dinosaurs at the Indian Institute of Technology. Bajpai's research team recently found a 167-million-year-old dicraeosaurid fossil. It is the oldest fossil from the dicraeosaurid dinosaur group ever recovered. It was found in the Thar Desert in western India. The student wants to indicate where the dicraeosaurid fossil was found. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• The dicraeosaurid fossil was found in western India's Thar Desert.

• Bajpai's team recently found the oldest dicraeosaurid fossil ever recovered.

• Dr. Sunil Bajpai, of the Indian Institute of Technology, is part of a research team.

• The fossil, which is from the dicraeosaurid dinosaur group, is 167 million years old.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Novelist Willa Cather grew up in Nebraska and attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Some of Cather's best-known novels are set in Nebraska. Two such novels are O Pioneers! (1913) and My Ántonia (1918). Cather's novels describe the experiences of immigrants who settled in the Great Plains. The student wants to identify the setting of Cather's novel My Ántonia. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• My Ántonia is set in Nebraska, where Cather grew up.

• Cather, author of My Ántonia, described the experiences of immigrants in her novels.

• Among Cather's best-known novels are O Pioneers! (1913) and My Ántonia (1918).

• Cather attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and set some of her novels in Nebraska.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: Pauline Hopkins (1859-1930) was an African American writer. In her career, she created many genre-defning stories. Her serialized novel Hagar's Daughter was published from 1901 to 1902 in The Colored American Magazine. It is considered the frst African American mystery novel. The student wants to introduce Pauline Hopkins to an audience unfamiliar with her career. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• Pauline Hopkins is the author of Hagar's Daughter, a serialized novel published from 1901 to 1902.

• African American writer Pauline Hopkins created many genre-defning stories during her career, including the first African American mystery novel, Hagar's Daughter.

• Published in The Colored American Magazine from 1901 to 1902, Hagar's Daughter is a serialized novel by Pauline Hopkins.

• Hagar's Daughter by Pauline Hopkins is considered the first African American mystery novel.