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Mar 17, 2024

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Text 1 The Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction event is usually attributed solely to an asteroid impact near Chicxulub, Mexico. Some scientists argue that volcanic activity was the true cause, as the K-Pg event occurred relatively early in a long period of eruption of the Deccan Traps range that initially produced huge amounts of climate-altering gases . These dissenters note that other mass extinctions have coincided with large volcanic eruptions, while only the K-Pg event lines up with an asteroid strike. Text 2 In a 2020 study, Pincelli Hull and her colleagues analyzed ocean core samples and modeled climate changes around the K-Pg event. The team concluded that Deccan Traps gases did affect global conditions prior to the event, but that the climate returned to normal well before the extinctions began--extinctions that instead closely align with the Chicxulub impact. Based on the texts, how would Hull's team (Text 2) most likely respond to the argument in the underlined portion of Text 17

Difficulty: Hard

By agreeing that the Chicxulub impact changed the climate and that the Deccan Traps eruption caused the K-Pg event

By declaring that the changes in climate caused by the Deccan Traps eruption weren't the main cause of the K-Pg event

By questioning why those scientists assume that the Chicxulub impact caused the Deccan Traps eruption

By asserting that the Deccan Traps eruption had a more significant effect on global conditions than those scientists claim

In most building demolitions, the building materials are destroyed and sent to landfills. City officials in Portland, Oregon, wanted to reduce this waste. The officials passed a law requiring demolition companies to deconstruct some buildings instead. Deconstruction involves carefully taking buildings apart piece by piece. Damage to the materials is avoided so that they can be reused in new constructions. A 2019 study found that 27 percent of materials from deconstructions in Portland were able to be reused. The remaining materials were processed for recycling instead of going to a landfill. Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

Difficulty: Easy

To explain an effort made by the city of Portland to reduce demolition waste and some results of that effort

To show that popular support for measures that reduce demolition waste has increased since 2019

To argue that building deconstruction is not as effective as other measures at reducing demolition waste

To discuss laws aimed to reduce demolition waste in Portland and compare them to similar laws in other cities

Osage Nation citizen Randy Tinker-Smith produced and directed the ballet Wahzhazhe, which vividly chronicles Osage history and culture. Telling Osage stories through ballet is ________ choice because two of the foremost ballet dancers of the twentieth century were Osage: sisters Maria and Marjorie Tallchief. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Difficulty: Easy

a suitable

a determined

an arbitrary

an unpredictable