Which group of words in the passage helps the reader understand the meaning of the word catastrophe? Birth of the Moon The moon and the stars in the night sky appear very beautiful. We love the sight of a full moon in the sky. But did you know that the moon may have been a result of a major catastrophe? Scientists disagree about the existence of the moon in Earth's orbit. Some scientists believe that the moon is a part of Earth that got separated in an explosion and now orbits it. The moon has been circling Earth for more than four billion years. It is known as Earth's satellite. Some scientists believe that the moon was a separate and independent heavenly body that accidentally came too close to Earth. This caused Earth to capture the moon in its orbit by its gravitational pull because the Moon is a much smaller body than Earth. However, studies have proven that the moon was formed when a smaller planet crashed into Earth when Earth was still quite young. This caused a huge explosion, and huge amounts of material and chunks of both Earth and the foreign planet were thrown into space. In the end, these materials came together to form the moon. This is why many rocks from the moon have almost similar qualities to that Earth. This led to the moon being termed as "Earth's child."​

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” but, leathery hands full of wet brown life, knee deep in the summer roadside grass, he just smiled and said they have places to go to too. based on the excerpt, what will readers most likely infer about grampa? a he is accepting of his grandson’s ignorance. b he is irritated by his grandson’s impatience. c he believes he will not be able to save all the toads. d he believes his grandson should not talk back.

Why does lewis thomas express concern about what we would say to beings from another planet

Read the following scene from trifles. sheriff (chuckling). married to the law. (moves toward the other room.) i just want you to come in here a minute, george. we ought to take a look at these windows. county attorney (scoffingly). oh, windows! sheriff. we’ll be right out, mr. hale. (hale goes outside. the sheriff follows the county attorney into the other room. then mrs. hale rises, hands tight together, looking intensely at mrs. peters, whose eyes take a slow turn, finally meeting mrs. hale’s. a moment mrs. hale holds her, then her own eyes point the way to where the box is concealed. suddenly mrs. peters throws back quilt pieces and tries to put the box in the bag she is wearing. it is too big. she opens box, starts to take the bird out, cannot touch it, goes to pieces, stands there . sound of a knob turning in the other room. mrs. hale snatches the box and puts it in the pocket of her big coat. enter county attorney and sheriff.) county attorney (facetiously). well, henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. she was going to—what is it you call it, ladies! mrs. hale (her hand against her pocket). we call it—knot it, mr. henderson. what changes might a director or screenwriter make to the original version of this scene in order to best emphasize the mood? cut dialogue from the scene to make it a more appropriate length update the setting to appeal to a more modern-day audience omit the actions of the characters to avoid confusion and chaos include the use of lighting, camera angles, and sound effects