Clouds passage
Lines 65-70 are best described as
a summary of the primary conclusions of the study
In the first paragraph, the author relies in which of the following to establish credibility?
Data from a scientific study
Which of the following is an accurate reading of note 2?
The 2003 AAC Conference took place in Friedrichshafen, Germany
According to the passage, the relationship between aircraft contrails and cirriform clouds is best expressed by which of the following?
aircraft contrails increase the number of cirriform clouds that form
The author states "this is a major claim" in order to
call attention to a claim by highlighting its importance
In relationship to the passage as a whole notes 1 and 2 do which of the following
document studies that show how contrails contribute to global warming
The function of the note in line 1 is to
document the specific source for an empirical claim
The primary goal of the passage is to
explore the relationship of air traffic to atmospheric temperatures
According to lines59-70, aircraft flying lower would result in all of the following consequences except
increasing the number of cirriform clouds
The author's strategy in paragraph three can be best described as presenting a
qualifying statement that is modified by a following statement
The author's tone in paragraph 3 can best be described as
reasoned
Taken as a whole, the notes suggest that
the author has consulted both published and unpublished sources
What aspect of the Williams and Noland study is emphasized in the last paragraph?
the rapidity with which improvement will occur
Lines 38-41 point out
an unexpected consequence of a technological improvement
The word "amazingly" emphasizes the author's
surprise at the conclusion of a study