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ACT Reading: Natural Science Passage Drill 1, Problem 2. Which of the following statements about Mars does not appear in the passage?
Transcript
- 00:04
Here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by the planet Mars. It looks good in red.
- 01:05
Which of the following statements about Mars does NOT appear in the passage?
- 01:16
For this question, our mission is to eliminate the unconfirmed information about Mars that's
- 01:20
hiding out in one of these answer choices.
- 01:22
So, let's set our phasers to "kill" and begin the hunt.
Full Transcript
- 01:29
Choice (A) passes the test with flying colors. The passage does indeed tell us that Mars is one big desert.
- 01:36
(B) might seem to contradict (A), since it
- 01:37
recognizes that Mars might have water somewhere.
- 01:40
However, the passage also verifies that scientists believe there could be water somewhere on
- 01:45
Mars, even if it's scarce.
- 01:47
Choice (C) is also mentioned in the passage.
- 01:50
Scientists do believe that Mars has polar icecaps, which shrink and grow with the seasons.
- 01:55
While it would be really cool if (D) were true, since it would be the first time that
- 01:58
life has been discovered on another planet, scientists have not been able to prove that
- 02:03
there is microscopic life on Mars.
- 02:05
While choice (D) is incorrect information, it's the correct answer for this question.
- 02:09
Something fun to think about: if there are microscopic Martians out there, what are they
- 02:14
doing this very second?
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