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Question 1
What claim is being made in the excerpt?
What claim is being made in the excerpt?
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Answer:Incorrect. The answer is C. This statement provides a conclusion that is further supported by evidence in the excerpt. Go to question 2.
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Question 2
What evidence is used to support the claim from question 1? Select ALL that apply.
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Incorrect. The correct answers are B, C and D. Answer A represents the claim and therefore is incorrect. B and C both represent evidence from when the CO2 was ten times higher and life actually flourished and then an Ice Age occurred. D states that there is some correlation but little evidence to support the idea that CO2 causes global warming. The claim from question 1 is best supported by B, C and D. Go to question 3.
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Question 3
What reasoning is provided to connect the evidence to the claim?
Sample Answer: The text indicates that because we experienced higher temperatures and an ice age at a time when CO2 emissions were 10 times higher than today, there is proof that human impact on CO2 levels may not be the main cause of global warming.