"Everyone has seen animation of a surprised T. rex staring up into the sky at the fiery comet bringing doom upon its kind. Earth scientists love this dramatic image too, but many aren’t convinced this is really what killed the dinosaurs. In fact, there are at least three potential causes for their extinction: asteroid impact, erupting volcanoes, and sea level change. "The dinosaurs did disappear right after a large asteroid slammed into Earth. The impact threw massive amounts of rock and steam into the air, possibly enough to block out the sun for months or years and plunge the planet into icy darkness.

"At almost exactly the same time, huge volcanoes erupted in what is now India. Rivers of lava poured out, some more than a mile deep. This activity could have injected enough dust and gas into the atmosphere to disrupt plant growth worldwide.

"If all that wasn’t drastic enough, there was also a simultaneous large drop in sea level. The shape and size of the oceans have a big influence on weather patterns. The shrinking of the seas would have caused climatic and environmental chaos."

Which selection below is a minor supporting detail of the reading?

The shrinking of the seas would have caused climatic and environmental chaos.

The dinosaurs did disappear right after a large asteroid slammed into Earth.

In fact, there are at least three potential causes for their extinction: asteroid impact, erupting volcanoes, and sea level change.

Everyone has seen art of a surprised T. rex staring up into the sky at the fiery comet bringing doom upon its kind.

It's timed! overpopulation can affect the natural environment • limiting land available for crops.• lowering the standard of living.• causing the destruction of forests.• worsening sanitation in cities.

Which phrase from the article suggests a tone that is formal but subjective? a- "thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide" b- "loads of fun with it" c- "most generous and attractive" d- "must be new subscribers" one of the most generous and attractive offers ever made to washington boys and girls is announced today by the washington times circulation department. for a limited time, national capital youngsters who show enterprise and energy will be given disc wheel coaster wagons in return for a few hours of their time. each boy or girl who sends in to the circulation manager, room 242, the names and addresses of ten friends or relatives who agree to take the washington times for six months, will receive one of these wagons, which can be made a source of profit as well as unending enjoyment for youngsters. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. no money is to be collected and no work is required. the washington times is the most popular and constantly growing newspaper in the national capital and it is easy and simple to obtain the required ten signatures. as soon as the signatures are verified, the disc wheel coaster wagon will be delivered to the energetic boy or girl. the disc wheel coaster wagon is thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide. the coaster is built exactly like a high-powered automobile. the disc wheels have rubber tires and true roller bearings. it runs as smoothly as an eight-cylinder automobile. it is built of the strongest wood and is equipped with a reliable hand brake, enabling the owner to stop in an instant. the tongue—usually the first thing about a wagon to break and render the wagon unserviceable—is so stout that a man can jump on it without breaking it. it is built for real boys and active girls and they are bound to have loads of fun with it. besides using the wagon for pleasure and going visiting, boys and girls can use it to make money, running—or riding—errands, delivering packages, wheeling marketing home, etc. the disc wheel coaster wagon is so strongly built that it will withstand the roughest usage to which it may be subjected and will last for years. every boy and girl who wants one of the attractive and most desirable disc wheel coaster wagons should start today to sign up the necessary ten relatives or friends as home delivery subscribers for the washington times for six months. bear in mind that the ten persons whose signatures you obtain must be new subscribers—that is, they must be persons who are not having the washington times delivered at their homes at present. here’s hoping every boy and girl in washington gets a disc wheel coaster wagon before many days.

Excerpt from an enemy of the people henrik ibsen mrs. stockmann. (turns to the hall door, listening.) i expect that is mr. hovstad coming. billing. very likely. (peter stockmann comes in. he wears an overcoat and his official hat, and carries a stick.) peter stockmann. good evening, katherine. mrs. stockmann (coming forward into the sitting-room). ah, good evening--is it you? how good of you to come up and see us! peter stockmann. i happened to be passing, and into the dining-room). but you have company with you, i see. mrs. stockmann (a little embarrassed). oh, no--it was quite by chance he came in. (hurriedly.) won't you come in and have something, too? peter stockmann. i! no, you. good gracious--hot meat at night! not with my digestion, when peter stockmann enters, what does his physical appearance to reveal about his character?