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100

Why are scientes choosing to colonize Mar?

What is,

Mars is more Earth-like

100

This text structure arranges events in order of actions from earliest to latest.

What is,

Chronological 

100

This Greek word means Earth

What is,

Geo

100

A judgment, viewpoint, or statement is known as a(n)?

What is,

Opinion

200

The author states that Mars explorers will need protection from radiation. What paragraph and line support this statement?

What is,

Mars has no magnetic field to protect humans from high-energy particles from the sun and other sources, called cosmic rays. (paragraph 6)

200

"The city will need farmers to grow crops, cooks, people to run the spaceport and sewage plant, trash collectors, doctors and nurses—the list goes on."

Which structure does the author use to organize the information in this sentence?

What is,

Classification

200
The rule for proper nouns say you should __________ names of specific people, places and things including orginizations. 

What is,

Capiatalize 

200

When a writer chooses to entertain, explain, persuade, or express thoughts or feelings, is?

What is,

Authors Purpose

300

What are the two things Mars colonists will have to do to live on Mars?

Paragraphs 7-9

What is,

recycle & grow food

300

This text structure groups topics based on common details. 

What is,

Classfication

300

What is the meaning of the Greek word atmosphere?

What is,

Vaporous ball

300

An assertion of the truth of something, with or without providing evidence, is?

What is,

Claim

400

The writer states that the use of problem and solution in the text, which lines form "Living off the Land," shows a problem and the solution 

What is,

Sending stuff to Mars is very expensive. (paragraph 7)

Settlers will need to grow food. (paragraph 8)

400

From the section "All Work and No Play?"

Which line and paragraph use comparison to organize the text? 

What is,

Communication will mostly resemble email. (paragraph 15)

400

This Greek word means heat

What is, 

theremal 

400
To bring belief or to persuade 

What is,

Convince