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Mar 17, 2024

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: * Astronomers estimate that the number of comets orbiting the Sun is in the billions. * 81P/Wild is one of many comets whose orbit has changed over time. * 81P/Wild's orbit once lay between the orbits of Uranus and Jupiter. * The comet's orbit is now positioned between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. The student wants to make and support a generalization about the orbits of comets. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish these goals?

Difficulty: Hard

Astronomers estimate that the number of comets orbiting the Sun is in the billions; the comets' orbits may change over time.

Like Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars, billions of comets orbit the Sun.

One example of a comet is 81P/Wild, whose orbit around the Sun once lay between Uranus's and Jupiter's orbits but is now positioned between those of Jupiter and Mars.

A comet's orbit around the Sun may change over time: the orbit of comet 81P/Wild once lay between the orbits of Uranus and Jupiter but is now positioned between those of Jupiter and Mars.

Historically, most conductors of major orchestras and opera companies have been European men, but a new, more diverse generation of artists is stepping up to the podium. Mexico's Alondra de la Parra took over as conductor for the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in 2017, _________ and Colombia's Lina Gonzalez-Granados did the same for the Los Angeles Opera in 2022. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Difficulty: Hard

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lastly,

granted,

for instance,

Earth's auroras--colorful displays of light seen above the northern and southern poles--result, broadly speaking, from the Sun's activity. ________ the Sun releases charged particles that are captured by Earth's magnetic field and channeled toward the poles. These particles then collide with atoms in the atmosphere, causing the atoms to emit auroral light. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Difficulty: Medium

Specifically,

Similarly,

Nevertheless,

Hence,