Question

"Billionaire SpaceRace Giant Leapfor Pollution"
by Katharine Gammon
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Already, people are buying tickets tospace. Companies including SpaceX,Virgin Galactic and Space Adventureswant to make space tourism morecommon.
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The Japanese billionaire YusakuMaezawa spent an undisclosed sum ofmoney with SpaceX in 2018 for apossible future private trip around themoon and back. And this June, ananonymous space lover paid $28m tofly on Blue Origin’s New Shepard with[Amazon billionaire Jeff] Bezos—though later backed out due to a”scheduling conflict.”
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But this launch of a new private spaceindustry that is cultivating tourism andpopular use could come with vastenvironmental costs, says EloiseMarais, an associate professor ofphysical geography at UniversityCollege London. Marais studies theimpact of fuels and industries on theatmosphere.
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When rockets launch into space, theyrequire a huge amount of propellants to
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Use the passage to answer the question.
What evidence backs up the statement inparagraph 8 that even something thatseems innocuous can be harmful?
(1 point)
It is possible to be responsible and do
exciting work at the same time.
Water can form clouds and cause
warming.
Rocket fuels include kerosene and
liquid hydrogen.
Rocket emissions go into the upper
atmosphere.

Answer 1

Water can form clouds and cause warming.

This shows something that seems innocuous (water) can be harmful because rocket-produced water vapor can form high-altitude clouds that contribute to warming.