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Text? ‘An iceberg is free-floating freshwater js over 15 meters long that has calved—broken off_from a glacier or ice shelf, Since most of an ey can pose great hazards he sinking of the RMS rol was formed ice that iceberg is underwater, th for marine traffic. Due to tt Titanic, the International Ice Pat in 1914 to help monitor the locations of these dangerous obstacles. ‘Text 2 Iceberg calving is a frequent event as climate change is warming the earth, Its hard to generalize the impact of melting icebergs because they vary greatly in size and makeup. The freshwater floats on the saltwater of the ocean, and minerals such as iron can create blooms of phytoplankton. Large icebergs can also disrupt ‘wave patterns in the surrounding waters that also affect wildlife. Which choice would the authors of both texts most likely agree on? 'A) Efforts to warn ships about icebergs should be strengthened. B) ‘The number of icebergs that calve has increased over time. ©) Icebergs can be difficult to monitor because most parts are not visible. D) Large icebergs have the potential to cause serious problems. GRAFT AND STRUCTURE Text 1 Air travel is luxury that should bese questioned, as it consumes large amous uly fossil fuels merely forthe pleasure ot yen, new place in person. One ofthe fate ges sources of greenhouse gasses that contrib climate change is passenger jets. In additgn © are a serious source of noise pollution, 10, ets Text 2 ‘Tourism forms about 10.3% of the worlds Gpp and is an effective tool for bolstering a region “Tourism creates new jobs and creates economic diversity so that a region is not reliant on only one industry. Tourism also brings in outside ‘money that can be taxed by the government to provide essential public services like schools, iw enforcement, and health benefits. Based on the texts, how would the author of Tt 1 respond to the argument in Text 2? ‘A) By pointing out that the drawbacks of tours might outweigh the benefits B) By saying that essential public services canbe paid for in ways other than tourism C) By questioning whether the data suppor" Text 2 is actually true D) By countering that most regions have enovgt economic diversity without tourism text! vpinea worm isa parasite contracted ‘The Oty by drinking unpurified water. ves in Pr atve tract for about a year, where it can. the pout a meter Tong, There is no vaccine so rreatment forthe ain when the adult and pte moves towards the skin, forms blister, anally erupts Often victims suffer from atpitating secondary infections, but fortunately this condition is almost eradicated: there were only 15 reported cases in 2021 Text2 ‘About forty percent of the known species in the world are parasitic. Parasites are organisms that survive to the detriment of others, and range from microbes to plants to insects and worms. However, parasites often have a very limited habitat that is restricted by the host, but they play multiple essential roles in the ecosystem such as maintaining populations. Therefore, it is important to study and preserve them. How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the last sentence in Text 1? A) With understanding, because some parasites are too dangerous to survive 3B) With sadness, because the worm does not really cause people injury ©) With trepidation, because there could be unforeseen repercussions D) With appreciation, because a painful parasite is almost gone wowvibrantpublishers.com Cross—Text Connections | 147 Text 1 Astronomers from the University of California— Berkeley worked out there could be as many as 40 billion Earth-sized exoplanets in the so- called “habitable zone” around their star, where temperatures are mild enough for liquid water to exist on the surface. There's even a potentially Earth-like world orbiting our nearest neighboring star, Proxima Centauri, At just four light years away, that system might be close enough for us to reach using current technology. The ancient question, “Are we alone?” has graduated from being a philosophical musing to a testable hypothesis. We should be prepared for an answer. Text 2 Our observations suggest increasingly that earth— size planets orbiting within the habitable zone ‘may be common in the galaxy. But are any of them inhabited? With no ability to send probes there to sample, we will have to derive the answer from the light and other radiation that come to us from these faraway systems. We also might not be able to detect biospheres even if they exist. Life has flourished on Earth for perhaps 3.5 billion years, but the atmospheric “biosignatures” that, today, would supply good evidence of life to distant astronomers have not been present for all of that time. Based on the texts, how would the author of Text. 2 most likely respond to the claim in Text 1: that ‘encountering extraterrestrial life is now a testable hypothesis? A) It is farfetched, as there is no method of ‘exploring places where life might exist. B) Itis fallacious, as the only planet with a detectable biosphere is Earth. © tis plausible, as many planets could contain life in subsurface regions. D) Itis inconceivable, as there is no evidence that extraterrestrial life exists. Text 1 Shoo-fly pie is a traditional molasses-based dessert made by the Pennsylvania Dutch. The first version was originally crustless and called the Centennial Cake, as it was developed for the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The sweet pie got its common name because it forms a pool of molasses on top, so the housewives who made it always complained about “shooing” the flies away, Text 2 The earliest known shoo-fly pie recipes were baked with no eggs, so historians speculate that they were made and eaten primarily in winter when the rich, sweet molasses would have been readily available and hens rarely laid eggs. As there are few flies in winter, the name actually refers to a popular circus animal called Shoo-fly the Boxing Mule. Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 respond to the claim in the last sentence of Text 2 A) By saying that the pie does not form a pool of molasses sweet enough to attract flies B) By pointing out that there is a flaw in the theory about the common name ©) By claiming that the earliest shoo-tly pie fecipes predate the Centennial Cake D) By admitting that eggs would have stopped the problem of a pool of molasses forming CRAFT AND STRUCTURE Text 1 Towering cumulus clouds are g for cloud that is changing into a than a te clouds form in periods of Atmospheric jn ee when low, large clouds have iby asi of vertical movement. If there ro snot and lif, then the clouds can dersinn ® thunderstorm with strong rain ang eat discharges that manifest as thunder and igh Hf hing, Text 2 Stratus clouds are uniform and f lat, coy the sky with a very low-lying gray patel either no precipitation or of bs nly periodic d contrast, nimbostratus are much thicker clouds that are dense and dark, though they ar 7 at a similar level inthe sk. These clouds prey steady, sometimes heavy, rain or snow. Based on the texts, what do towering cumulus clouds and stratus clouds have in common? A) They both occur during periods of atmospheric instabi B) They both cover the sky ina thick lyer, though the density is different. C) They are both a form of cloud thats not found high in the sky. D) They both result in strong rain, but aus clouds do not produce thunder. Cross—Text Connections j there are about 300 stone spheres i oma few inches to over six Feet ging Ofek symmetry ofthese sculptures 10 eT ey were carved by an advanced ind ey mathematical skills Itwould a ignifcant effort to pound the pve tke ager stones than polish them with oath finish they now have. Even san for I ive was moving them, as the nearest oaks some up 1 15 fons soot 30 miles 28% shape Text? srivafallacyt consider the stone spheres of Costa Rica as created by hand, as its hardly ible for a society with no writing from und 200 B.C. to calculate and follow through sain the process of shaping the virtually round qocks. About 50 miles away is a river, the Terraba, ‘which could easily have produced the shapes in. itscurrent form, and all that was needed was to transport them to the current location with rafts. \With which of the following points would the ‘authors of Text | and Text 2 both agree? A) For the rocks to have their present shape, there was a need for some refining. B) Moving the rocks to their present location would have been difficult at the time. ©) Atthe time the rocks were formed, the people in Costa Rica were extremely advanced. D) No matter how they were formed, the rocks had to be transported a great distance. "Mbranpublshers.com \ | 149 Text 1 ‘The global oceans are an important sink for human-released CO,, absorbing nearly a quarter of the total CO, emissions every year. Of all ‘ocean regions, the Southern Ocean below the 35th parallel south plays a particularly vital role. “Given the importance of the Southern Ocean to the global oceans role in absorbing atmospheric CO,, we must continue to expand our ‘measurements in this part of the world despite the challenging environment” says lead investigator Colm Sweeney. Text 2 ‘twas an audacious idea: To send an unmanned research vehicle called a saildrone on a 13,670- mile journey around Antarctica alone, at the mercy of the most hostile seas on the planet. In winter. Despite a run-in with an iceberg that wrecked some of its sensors, Saildrone 1020 completed its mission on August 3, 2019, having successfully collected oceanic and atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements, “It was a high~ risk, high reward kind of deployment” NOAA oceanographer Adrienne Sutton said. “We weren't sure it was going to make it?” How would Sweeney in Text 1 most likely respond to Suttonis claim at the end of Text 22 A) By saying that the imperative for more concrete data justified the risks taken B) By saying that the resulting conclusions were not commensurate with the dangers ©) By saying that the research was redundant after previous studies 1D) By saying that the data could have been gathered using less risky methods Text 1 Ball lightning isa rare atmospheric effect that has been reported multiple times over the centuries, but which has not been scientifically explained. Part of the problem is that the event is unpredictable, so it is impossible to set up a controlled experiment that incorporates all of the relevant variables. Eyewitness accounts vary, but describe bails of light associated with lightning storms that travel in unpredictable trajectories for several seconds before exploding or vanishing, often amid the odor of sulfur. Text2 ‘The Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla, apparently out of curiosity, decided to recreate the effect known as ball lightning. He managed to produce balls of light with the same appearance as ball lightning multiple times in laboratory settings, but it is unclear whether such balls actually form in the same fashion as the actual phenomenon does. Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 1 most likely respond to the claim in Text 2 that Tesla produced ball lightning? 4) By doubting the accuracy of the report 8) By claiming that such results are irreplicable ©) By conceding that the argument in Text 1 is flawed D) By agreeing that such a demonstration is possible CRAFT AND STRUCTURE Text 1 ‘The tomb of the Egyptian x opened in 1922 bystecn ae yet ms Subsequent the deaths oft eg ot Cane have Been attributed ta curse ny POR excavations, Though there wae actualy ity directly writen on any of the wan 2 within the tomb there isa belet yar mummies wll bring bad luck, ae ora! upon anyone involved. Text 2 Very few Egyptian graves have writen associated with them, and most are frome Old Kingdom: one of the most notable, that of the 6th dynasty ruler Kentika Ikhekhi that fact, many deaths have been atibued toa “pharaohis curse” that protects ‘ancient tombs from desecration. In reality, manysuch deaths may indeed be related, but they hae Scientific causes rather than spiritual ones, For example, early explorers did not know to Protect themselves against bacterial infections or radiation. Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond tothe dain in Text I that “the deaths of at least ive people have been attributed to a curse?” A) By admitting that itis possible that the dats were linked to a curse because some tombs contained them B) By pointing out that the people must have died of natural causes that were unrelated © their field of study ©)_By arguing that there were probably nn associated with the tomb that contributed the deaths D) By saying that there is no basis for raed : such a claim because curses only exist few tombs Cross—Text Connections yest? snesalat iin Bolivia contains about a’ lithium reserves, so 7 percent oto enter inthe market to meet che 280 ium for the production of ine dean pteris. Rechargeable batteries are echatseaN jology for reducing greenhouse gas A eae ce they are now being effectively c vehicles. ae Uy {of the wor essen sions bec iss pte forwse ect ext? wril reserves Um ig true that there are huge lithium der the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, i wersial issue. wry those reserves is a contro en png te lene reqs Toe Pvar amount of water, and if groundwater tracted for that purpose, then it could place seenge on farmers whose livelihoods depend Pimeater to raise food crops for the region’ significa population. pased on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 respond to the argument in Text 1? ‘A) By claiming that rechargeable batteries are not as essential as Text I says they are 3) By stating that certain factors need to be considered before enacting Text 1's plan ©) By pointing out that Text 1 makes faulty

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