This is page 3 of Reading Plus Answers Level I. View the complete guide with detailed information on page 1, or browse the questions below.
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Choose the one sentence in the excerpt that gives examples of the best alternatives to fossil fuel.
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unlike fossil fuels
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How does the author create
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By using phrases like
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Place these events in history
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Juan Manuel, Alcatraz is chosen, Civil War, Civilian prisoners
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The need for a new
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Increase in organized crime
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What is the main idea of the selection
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Oil is a form of ecocide that can be prevented
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Based on the selection what is the best way to prevent oil spills in the future?
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Switch from fossil fuel to renewable energies
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Based on this selection, what was the initial cause of the Deepwater Horizon oil pass? A: Leaking Methane Q: What are two ways BP tried to clean up its oil spill?
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Controlled Explosions, ships with large skimmers scooped
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How is an oil created?
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The Earth’s heat
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How effective were Exxon’s initial efforts to clean up the Valdez oil spills?
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Exxon only collected a small percent of the oil spill
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What type of evidence does the author use to show that BP oil spill was the worst ecocide ever committed?
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Hard Statistics