Attack of the Real Snow Monster
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Ruby Castillo
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English
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9th Grade
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1.
Multiple Choice
In a critique, the writer would mention that the language in the article creates a tone that is ---
engaging and somewhat amusing
academic; scholarly
sober and depressing
optimistic
2.
Multiple Choice
Which of the following details would not belong in a summary of the information in paragraph 2-4?
Snow and pressure create glaciers
When snow piles up, it compresses the underlying layers of snow, finally turning it unto glacier ice
We use the term "calve off' to indicate that part of the glacier breaks off.
Glaciers can occur in many places, not only in the frozen North.
3.
Multiple Choice
Which of the these is the best summary of paragraphs 5-7?
It's amazing how quickly some glaciers can move. It took one glacier in the Himalayas only three months to cover 7 miles. Geothermal energy is one of the factors that causes melting and creates a lubricating effect.
Pressure and geothermal energy cause glaciers to melt. This creates a film of water between the glacier and the rock. With the pull of gravity, the glacier slides down an incline. On a flat surface, it spreads in all directions.
Some glaciers move through basal sliding. Others move be spreading across a flat surface. I found this fact amazing, since I didn't think glacier moved.
Glaciers are not still. They move. And they can move quite fast. Most of the time, though, they move just inches a day.
4.
Multiple Choice
Which of these statements belongs in a critique, but not a summary?
Glaciers can travel huge distances and change the terrain they pass through.
The stresses and strains within a glacier can open crevasses.
The immense weight of a glacier can cause the Earth's crust to slowly rise.
The author does an excellent job of explaining the science to glaciers.
5.
Multiple Choice
A critique of this article might mention that in paragraphs 13-14, the author's purpose is to ---
suggest that global warming may be affecting our planet
prove conclusively that global warming is happening
convince readers that global warming is fallacy
show that the disappearance of glaciers is a mystery that cannot be solved
6.
Multiple Choice
The root of the word terrain in paragraph 1 means ---
ice
earth
distance
stone
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