It happens way too often: oil leaking from wells beneath the ocean or tankers spilling their cargo into the waves. one disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, called the Tyler spill, has been leaking hundreds of barrels of oil per day into the oceab for the past 14 years. while safety has not been made a priority, something can be done to clean up oil spills that does not involve pouring chemical cleanup agents into the already polluted waters. The question is when will the industry embrace this effective, safe method? Which sentence best summarizes this text?
The oil industry is still dealing eith the tyler spill from 14 years ago
Oil leaks from wells beneath the deep ocean and tankers spill cargo
Oil spills require cleanup in the safest most effective way.
New leadership in the oil industry could help when spills occur
The question of when the oil industry will embrace a safer and effective method of cleaning up oil spills.
Oil spills require cleanup in the safest most effective way.
The sentence that best summarizes the text is: "Oil spills require cleanup in the safest most effective way."
A Venn diagram compared and contrasts ideas. comparisons show similarities and contrasts show ____.
Differences.
whoch of the following sentences contains an analogy?
Most earthquakes occur because of the movement of tectonic plates previously described.
This happens because magma, which is hot molten rock beneath the earths surface, pushes on rock until it breaks the rock and seeps into it.
Little earthquakes happen each time the rock breakd and lets in more magma
They are called harmonic tempors, perhaps because of their constant release of energy, like one long song played underground
The sentence that contains an analogy is: "They are called harmonic tremors, perhaps because of their constant release of energy, like one long song played underground."
Why would a student include an allusion to Mr, Krabs (from spongebob), a cheap and greedy owner if the Krusty Krab restaurant, when describing a friend who does not want to let them borrow 25 cents?
To show how famous people are remembered
To show the importance of saving money
To show that the students friend is tight with their money
To show that we should all be like Mr. Krabs
The student would include an allusion to Mr. Krabs to show that their friend is tight with their money.
What would be the purpose for writing an article in first person point of voew that includes claims, arguments, and supporting evidence?
To entertain the reader
To inform
To persuade
To express an opinion