"MOXIE Could Help Future Rockets Launch Off Mars"

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Mars’ atmosphere poses a major challenge for human life but is well suited for oxygen production. It’s only 1% as thick as Earth’s atmosphere, but it is 95% carbon dioxide, which contains oxygen.

MOXIE Could Help Future Rockets Launch Off Mars, NASA, Nov. 24, 2020

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Use the passage to answer the question.

Based on the structure of this passage, which would most likely follow this section of text?

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a solution to the problem of oxygen production on Mars
a solution to the problem of oxygen production on Mars

a comparison between carbon dioxide and oxygen
a comparison between carbon dioxide and oxygen

a comparison between the atmosphere of Mars and the Earth
a comparison between the atmosphere of Mars and the Earth

a solution to the problem of reaching Mars by Rocket
a solution to the problem of reaching Mars by Rocket

Answer 1

Based on the structure of the passage, the most likely continuation would be:

a solution to the problem of oxygen production on Mars

This follows logically because the passage discusses the challenge of Mars' atmosphere and hints at the potential for oxygen production, specifically mentioning MOXIE as a relevant technology.