Question

n An Inconvenient Truth, the main greenhouse gas is

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Responses

carbon dioxide.
carbon dioxide.

nitrous oxide.
nitrous oxide.

oxygen.
oxygen.

methane.
methane.

Answer 1

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The correct answer is carbon dioxide.

Answer 2

According to Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth, how is wind power beneficial in the fight against global warming?

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It uses wind panels to trap the power of the wind.
It uses wind panels to trap the power of the wind.

It emits water vapor, which cools the atmosphere.
It emits water vapor, which cools the atmosphere.

It creates a vast amount of energy without releasing poisonous gases.
It creates a vast amount of energy without releasing poisonous gases.

It uses batteries instead of electricity to produce power.

Answer 3

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The correct answer is: It creates a vast amount of energy without releasing poisonous gases.

Answer 4

In An Inconvenient Truth, the most likely reason the author uses the heading A Silent Alarm is to

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use an image that all readers can visualize.
use an image that all readers can visualize.

show there is a problem that many do not know about.
show there is a problem that many do not know about.

to bore the reader.
to bore the reader.

frighten readers so they will take action.

Answer 5

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The correct answer is: show there is a problem that many do not know about.

Answer 6

Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.

One way to save money on electricity is to replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent (CF) light bulbs.
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Responses

outside visible spectrum
outside visible spectrum

creating light by radiating heat
creating light by radiating heat

emitting light by creating water vapor
emitting light by creating water vapor

producing light by adding neurons to a glowing material

Answer 7

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The correct answer is: creating light by radiating heat.

Answer 8

In “The Deadliest Tsunami in History,” the cause of the Indian Ocean tsunami was

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a rupture in the Burma plate.
a rupture in the Burma plate.

an unintended explosion in Japan.
an unintended explosion in Japan.

a tornado off the coast of Sumatra.
a tornado off the coast of Sumatra.

mass animal migrations to the

Answer 9

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The correct answer is: a rupture in the Burma plate.

Answer 10

In “The Deadliest Tsunami in History,” survivors of the tsunami recognized that a receding ocean

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was a sign of danger.
was a sign of danger.

left pollution on shore.
left pollution on shore.

left boats and fish stranded on shore.
left boats and fish stranded on shore.

signals a coming earthquake.

Answer 11

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The correct answer is: was a sign of danger.

Answer 12

In “Orphans Give Indian Couple Will to Live,” the Paramesvarans are offended by the term orphans because

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they feel they are now the parents to these children.
they feel they are now the parents to these children.

the government will not let the children be adopted by them.
the government will not let the children be adopted by them.

Mr. Paramesvaran grew up without a father and knows how difficult it was.
Mr. Paramesvaran grew up without a father and knows how difficult it was.

they think the natural parents of the children will be found alive some day.

Answer 13

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The correct answer is: they feel they are now the parents to these children.

Answer 14

In “Orphans Give Indian Couple Will to Live,” Karibeeran Paramesvaran was celebrating on December 26, 2004, because

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it was his birthday.
it was his birthday.

it was the anniversary with his wife.
it was the anniversary with his wife.

it was the day he met his adopted children.
it was the day he met his adopted children.

he was celebrating Christmas with his extended family.

Answer 15

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The correct answer is: it was the day he met his adopted children.