Which statement best defends the author's claim with
additional evidence?
Read the passage.
Rovers are the best way to explore other planets. By
sending rovers into space, we can learn about the universe
without having to send people. Rovers are good at gathering
information and measuring the planet they are on. They are
also much more durable than humans and can survive
much longer on a foreign planet. They are expensive to
make, but the information they send back to Earth is worth
the money it takes to build them.
The Curiosity rover cost more than two billion dollars to
design.
Rovers are interesting because of how their wheels are
constructed.
Rovers are named by the scientists at NASA when they
are completed
The Curiosity rover will be able to explore Mars for up to
10 years.

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community