Question

Which of these is a fact?

A.It will be too difficult to get support from the Environmental Protection Agency to change the rules in favor of planting trees.
B.Factories that create nitrogen oxide should have to plant more trees in addition to using traditional forms of pollution control.
C.Government officials in Texas would be wise to plant a large forest rather than use scrubbers.
D.Many plants, and especially trees, capture pollution like nitrogen oxide when it hits their leaves.

Answer 1

Think about the news article. Which is the closest synonym for the word enforce?

A.Forecast
B.Impose
C.Study
D.Describe

Answer 2

According to the article, the reader can tell that __________.

A.The Nature Conservancy probably doesn't agree with many of the EPA's laws.
B.Timm Kroeger probably thinks that the cost of planting trees is not worth the result.
C.Jeff Wiegel is probably in favor of officials making a decision to plant new forests.
D.Dow Chemical will probably decide to relocate its Texas factory to Italy or Poland.

Answer 3

The article states:
Before Houston, Texas, and its suburbs were built, a dense forest naturally purified the air along a stretch of the Texas Gulf Coast.

Which would be the closest synonym for the word purify?


A.Heed
B.Beautify
C.Invade
D.Clean

Answer 4

This article could be placed in a group of news called "Environment." In which other group would this article fit best?

A.Pollution Solutions
B.Canadian Companies
C.Texan Leaders
D.Modern Suburbs

Answer 5

The point (5, -3) is a solution to which system of equations?(1 point)