by Nsikan Akpan
What weighs more than 43,000 cars and is twice the size of Texas? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
A new analysis, published Thursday in Scientific Reports, reveals the makeup of this massive collection of floating trash in the North Pacific in a way that’s never been done before.
The patch weighs 87,000 tons — 16 times more than previous estimates — and contains more than 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic, the study shows. . . .
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Question
Use the passage below from “Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs more than 43,000 cars and is much larger than we thought” to answer the question.
Why is the text structure in this passage effective?
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It uses a descriptive structure that engages the reader.
It uses a descriptive structure that engages the reader.
It contains the views of notable researchers.
It contains the views of notable researchers.
It introduces a compare/contrast structure that is supported by claims and counterclaims.
It introduces a compare/contrast structure that is supported by claims and counterclaims.
It establishes a cause/effect relationship that is supported with reasons and evidence.
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The most effective text structure in this passage is:
It uses a descriptive structure that engages the reader.
This choice highlights the use of vivid comparisons and specific details (like the weight of the garbage patch and its size relative to Texas) to draw in the reader and convey the significance of the issue being discussed.
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