The behavior of the atmosphere, which we experience as weather and climate, affects our lives in many important ways. it is the reason no one lives on the south pole. it controls when a farmer plants the food we will eat, which crops will be planted, and also whether those crops will grow. the weather tells you what clothes to wear and how you will play after school. it may even affect your emotions. for example, many people say they feel happier on sunny days.

what is the organizational pattern of the selection above?

a.
description
b.
sequence of events
c.
cause and effect
d.
compare and contrast

Read the excerpt from “man listening to disc.” to tommy potter for taking the time to join us on this breezy afternoon with his most unwieldy bass and to the esteemed arthur taylor who is somehow managing to navigate this crowd with his cumbersome drums. and i bow deeply to thelonious monk for figuring out a way to motorize—or whatever—his huge piano so he could be with us today. which of the following additional features would best enhance the reader’s understanding of this excerpt? a diagram showing the narrator’s route through the city a visual simulation of the man walking down the street audio samples of music by the specified musicians textbook chapters on the history of jazz musicians