116. Choose the correct word.
1 Global heating/warming refers to the rising
temperature of our planet.
2 Healthy ecosystems support a diversity/
divergence of species.
3 The future of electricity lies in renewed/
alternative forms of energy.
4 We saved a lot of money when we switched
our electricity supply to sun/solar power.
5 Forest conservation will help to preserve the
natural habitats/homes of local wildlife.
6 Climate change/difference is caused by the
build up of greenhouse gases/ emission in
the Earth's atmosphere.

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Why did the author of "how to jump-start a car battery" choose to use this image?

Ineed . the passage is organized as a list of: a. examples b. reasons c. questions d. facts