Read this sentence from the text: The ground had a light dusting of white sand over an under layer of dried black mud. It looked like a recently frosted chocolate cake, though the frosting was spread a bit thin for my taste.

Which of the following best explains the phrase like a recently frosted chocolate cake?

The dark mud showed through the light white sand.
The dark mud was spongy like a warm, fresh cake.
The dark mud had a sweet quality like frosting.
The dark mud held their footsteps like frosting would.

Southern tick-associated rash illness (stari) is a disease often carried by deer ticks in the southern united states. which sentence best explains how climate change could increase the number of stari cases? a. infectious diseases may become more widespread as ticks increase their range. b. ticks may weaken the animals they feed on, causing more deaths in the population. c. people who work in agriculture may have to relocate to find new employment. d. rising seas and flooding may result in the displacement of millions of people.

Asocial class is a category of people who share similarities in which attribute? a. intelligence b.religion c. age , race and gender d wealth , power , and prestige

Which activity is an economic activity