This question is based on the following paragraph. the sentences are numbered to you answer the question.

(1) scientists generally agree that earth is getting warmer due to what's called the greenhouse effect. (2) a greenhouse stays warm because sunlight and heat coming through the glass roof are mostly trapped. (3) the heat doesn't radiate back into the atmosphere because it's held in by the glass. (4) something like that happens on earth. (5) the atmosphere acts like a blanket that keeps the sun's heat from leaking away into space.

which sentence is the paragraph's topic sentence?

they required less loading and unloading

explanation:

the shipping container improved shipping because it cut down on unloading time by three weeks, eliminated wasted space, and allowed ships to carry.

no options provided, here,but the answer to this question is often: a historian cites a japanese newspaper article published a year after the end of world war ii in order to draw conclusions about the effect of the war on the japanese economy.

clearly from the answer, the historian alludes to historical sources,and records to aid in analyzing and drawing conclusion on the effect of the war on the economy of japan.