The problem began simply enough. In the 1950s, plans to build a canal were abandoned due to political red tape. The half-finished canal then became a dumping ground for garbage. Chemical waste was deposited there and buried. Two decades later, heavy rains and shifting soil caused some of the chemical containers to leak. The chemicals leached into the soil and contaminated the water supply. Within months, the area had to be evacuated.What is one way the author uses a chronological structure to support his purpose?A.By detailing the order of events during the evacuationB.By tracing the contamination problem over timeC.By comparing water pollution to land pollutionD.By explaining that heavy rains lead to chemical leaksSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following passage:The problem began simply enough. In the 1950s, plans to build a canal were abandoned due to political red tape. The half-finished canal then became a dumping ground for garbage. Chemical waste was deposited there and buried. Two decades later, heavy rains and shifting soil caused some of the chemical containers to leak. The chemicals leached into the soil and contaminated the water supply. Within months, the area had to be evacuated.What does the author's word choice most likely suggest regarding his feelings about this problem?A.He explains that the leak occurred "two decades later" to show that this is not a major concern.B.He uses the words "contaminated" and "evacuated" to express his seriousness about the danger.C.He criticizes the reckless practice of dumping chemical waste in a landfill.D.He uses the words "abandoned" and "half-finished" to show that the project did not proceed as planned.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the back cover description of a book:A Billion Footprints describes the environmental impact of seemingly innocent actions that people take in their normal lives, from running a blender to drinking a glass of tap water. Readers will be shocked to learn how even the most innocuous routines cause irreversible harm to the world around us.How might the author convey the same information using a chronological structure?A.By categorizing each action according to the kind of pollution it causes: air, land, or waterB.By putting each action in order from least harmful to the environment to most harmfulC.By describing a person's environmentally consequential actions from sunrise until bedtimeD.By describing the consequences first and then tracing the causes back to a person's actionsSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

For this discussion board, you will research one recent hazardous material spill/disaster and respond to the following:Research and summarize the chemicals that were released, the health hazards associated with those chemicals, and the remediation plan used to deal with the aftermath.

Which act of 1980 aimed to clean up toxic waste from former industrial sites?*1 pointa. Clean Air Actb. Marine Protection Actc. Superfund Actd. Clean Water Act

Select the correct answer.Samuel is writing an outline to plan his research paper. Read the first section of his outline.Topic: The world's oceans are being saturated by plastic.I. IntroductionContext: Each year, more and more plastic is finding its way into the world's oceans.Claim: Humans must find a way to remove some of the plastic from the world's oceans or face an environmental disaster.How can Samuel best improve the first section of his outline? A. by adding a description of the main point B. by adding a link to his thesis C. by adding insight into his research experience D. by adding an attention-grabbing hook