Whihc of these is evidence of global warming a. stable precipitation patterns b. falling global temps c. an increase in the size of glaciers d. overall rising sea levels

I would say perhaps the "falling global temperature" as this should not be behaving in this matter. The warming of the globe should be at a constant temp, one that would be leveled, as we know that the winter should be at the same or around the same temp as last year. And therefore, this would be a near sign of global warming.

The whale was a missile blasting from beneath the surface.  2.) a majestic whale leapt skyward before diving back into the sea.    these are both figurative language. this is so because the whale in sentence "1" was not actually a missile, nor was it actually blasting. now, for sentence "2", a whale can not actually "leap".

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