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English, 23.03.2020 19:34 charity56

The central idea of paragraph 3 is that wind helped bring plant and animal life to Hawaii.
Which sentence from the paragraph best conveys that central idea?
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"Many of Hawaii's plants, spiders, and insects have origins in Asia, thanks to a torrent of
thin air called the jet stream, which roars across the upper atmosphere with hurricane
force."
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"Each January, the eastward-flowing jet stream makes a southerly meander over Asia."
"As the wind in the jet stream moves away from Asia, it slows to a minimum of about
110 kph just over Hawaii."
"The entire journey can take just four hours!"
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