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An Excerpt from: “Cyclones and Climate Change: Connecting the Dots”By Agence France-Presse, adapted by the Newsela staffScientists say the don’t know everything about how climate change affects hurricanes. But, what they do know is enough to worry them.Burning fossil fuels creates greenhouse gasses. Fossil fuels are natural fuels like oil, gas, and wood. The gasses, in turn, cause the Earth’s temperature to rise. It is called climate change. Scientists say the magnifying effect of sea level rise, warming oceans, and hotter air is simple science. All are results of climate change. They also have seen faster shifts in storms’ power, such as Hurricane Harvey in Texas. A sudden change turned Harvey from a Category 2 hurricane to a Category 5, on a scale of 5.Detailed Data on Hurricanes is MissingWhat’s missing is a detailed record of past hurricanes. Climate scientists need decades of measurements. This would help them determine how much people have played a part in global warming.“It is awfully difficult to see climate change in historical data so far because hurricanes are fairly rare,” Kerry Emanuel said. He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Experts agree that climate change could make tropical storms more powerful. The stores are known around the world as cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons. But, scientists are puzzled, for now, by a lack of information.Just because the information is not clear yet doesn’t mean that the changes haven’t been occurring, said James Kossin. He is a scientist at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Center for Weather and Climate in Madison, Wisconsin. Kossin figured out that cyclones have been drifting toward the north and south poles. Other hurricane experts call it the clearest sign so far that climate change has already had an effect. Hurricanes form where the ocean is warm. This is usually near the equator. But, climate change is heating up other parts of the ocean. This is why cyclones are drifting toward areas in the north and south poles that weren’t warm before.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 1: Which statement about summaries is true?(1 point)ResponsesA summary should always be objective.A summary should always be objective.Summaries may include an author's personal opinion.Summaries may include an author's personal opinion.A summary focuses mostly around minor details from a text.A summary focuses mostly around minor details from a text.Summaries always include direct quotes from the text

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A summary should always be objective.

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Part 2: Which of the following is the most effective summary of the passage above?(1 point)ResponsesClimate change is very bad for our planet.Climate change is very bad for our planet.There is still a lot to learn about tropical storms, such as cyclones and hurricanes, but, based on what they do know, scientists are worried that the impact of climate change will make these storms more powerful in the coming years.There is still a lot to learn about tropical storms, such as cyclones and hurricanes, but, based on what they do know, scientists are worried that the impact of climate change will make these storms more powerful in the coming years.Scienstists, like James Kossing, who works at the U.S. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Center for Weather and Climate in Madison, Wisconsin, figured out that tropical storms are occurring closers to the Earth's poles.Scienstists, like James Kossing, who works at the U.S. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Center for Weather and Climate in Madison, Wisconsin, figured out that tropical storms are occurring closers to the Earth's poles.According to the article, "Experts agree that climate change could make tropical storms more powerful."

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There is still a lot to learn about tropical storms, such as cyclones and hurricanes, but, based on what they do know, scientists are worried that the impact of climate change will make these storms more powerful in the coming years.

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Look at the sentences from the passage:But, climate change is heating up other parts of the ocean. This is why cyclones are drifting toward areas in the north and south poles that weren't warm before.What type of text structure does the phrase show?(1 point)ResponsesCause and EffectCause and EffectProblem and SolutionProblem and SolutionChronologicalChronologicalCompare and Contrast

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Cause and Effect

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Look at the sentence from the passage.Scientists say the magnifying effect of sea level rise, warming oceans and hotter air is simple science.What does the word magnifying mean in this context?(1 point)ResponsesTo appear largerTo appear largerTo glorifyTo glorifyTo minimize or make smallerTo minimize or make smallerTo resist

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To appear larger

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An Excerpt from: “Cyclones and Climate Change: Connecting the Dots”By Agence France-Presse, adapted by the Newsela staffScientists say the don’t know everything about how climate change affects hurricanes. But, what they do know is enough to worry them.Burning fossil fuels creates greenhouse gasses. Fossil fuels are natural fuels like oil, gas, and wood. The gasses, in turn, cause the Earth’s temperature to rise. It is called climate change. Scientists say the magnifying effect of sea level rise, warming oceans, and hotter air is simple science. All are results of climate change. They also have seen faster shifts in storms’ power, such as Hurricane Harvey in Texas. A sudden change turned Harvey from a Category 2 hurricane to a Category 5, on a scale of 5.Detailed Data on Hurricanes is MissingWhat’s missing is a detailed record of past hurricanes. Climate scientists need decades of measurements. This would help them determine how much people have played a part in global warming.“It is awfully difficult to see climate change in historical data so far because hurricanes are fairly rare,” Kerry Emanuel said. He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Experts agree that climate change could make tropical storms more powerful. The stores are known around the world as cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons. But, scientists are puzzled, for now, by a lack of information.Just because the information is not clear yet doesn’t mean that the changes haven’t been occurring, said James Kossin. He is a scientist at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Center for Weather and Climate in Madison, Wisconsin. Kossin figured out that cyclones have been drifting toward the north and south poles. Other hurricane experts call it the clearest sign so far that climate change has already had an effect. Hurricanes form where the ocean is warm. This is usually near the equator. But, climate change is heating up other parts of the ocean. This is why cyclones are drifting toward areas in the north and south poles that weren’t warm before.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 1: An inference can be defined as(1 point)ResponsesA brief statement of the central idea of a textA brief statement of the central idea of a textA conclusion or logical guess about a text that is based on evidence and known factsA conclusion or logical guess about a text that is based on evidence and known factsThe facts and information that support an ideaThe facts and information that support an ideaThe overarching idea in a text

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A conclusion or logical guess about a text that is based on evidence and known facts

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The correct statement about summaries is: A summary should always be objective.