Choose the meaning of the bold word in each passage.
1. the magnitude of the disaster is hard to imagine.
a) size
b) pain
c) debris
d) effect
2. the epic center of the 9.0 magnitude quake was under the indian ocean near the west coast of the indonesian island of
a) size
b) original source
c) point of earth directly above
d) power
1 a
2 c

1. size

Magnitude refers to the size of something. Magnitude is used for things that are extremely large and widespread in size. In this sentence, magnitude is used to show that the size of the disaster is so big that it's "hard to imagine."

2. original source

Epicenter refers to the original source of the earthquake. An earthquake has a ripple effect like a pebble dropped into water. The epicenter is where the pebble falls and the ripples radiate out from.

1. drag the central argument paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. argument claims america may have flourished more had it not been under the power of any european country. america may have flourished under britain in the past, but there is no guarantee that it will continue to flourish in the future. america will continue to flourish as long as the essential food products it sells are bought and eaten in europe. the american colonies will no longer flourish when britain makes war against them. britain's king has shown himself to be prejudiced against the colonies, rather than wanting them to flourish.

2.select the sentence in this passage that can be classified as a false statement.

although few humans per year are attacked by polar bears, any individual attack can be terrifying and even fatal. the warming of arctic regions has allowed the intrusion of humans into the polar bears’ habitat, increasing the danger of harmful contacts. remaining alert and using precautions can humans avoid a negative encounter with a polar bear. traveling together and staying close to the group can humans avoid bear attacks. certain weapons, including nonlethal ones such as pepper spray, are effective against polar bears. once a bear has decided to attack, however, nothing can be done.

3.select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either-or claim.

the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.

is it "means of nourishment"