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Lesson 4: PassagePassage article
Excerpt from "Lesson 1: Central Idea and Evidence" in SAT. Includes PASSAGE widget only.
Group/Pair Activity
This passage is adapted from Ed Yong, “Turtles Use the Earth’s Magnetic Field as Global GPS.” ©2011 by Kalmbach Publishing Co.
Question 9
The passage most strongly suggests that Adelita used which of the following to navigate her 9,000-mile journey?
A) The current of the North Atlantic gyre
B) Cues from electromagnetic coils designed by Putman and Lohmann
C) The inclination and intensity of Earth’s magnetic field
D) A simulated “magnetic signature” configured by Lohmann
10) Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
A) Lines 1–2 (“In 1996...way”)
B) Lines 20–21 (“Using...surface”)
C) Lines 36–37 (“In the wild...stars”)
D) Lines 43–45 (“Neither...it is”)
Question 12
Based on the passage, which choice best describes the relationship between Putman’s and Lohmann’s research?
A) Putman’s research contradicts Lohmann’s.
B) Putman’s research builds on Lohmann’s.
C) Lohmann’s research confirms Putman’s.
D) Lohmann’s research corrects Putman’s.
Want to join the conversation?
- I wonder if Adelita is still being tracked? Maybe this project is still continuing since turtles can live a long time?(2 votes)
- I learned more about this, and the tracking stopped after about 1 year...(4 votes)
- What's the best way to learn more about Antarctic expeditions? I saw a picture of a penguin greeting a science expedition, and now I want to read more! Where's a good place to start?(3 votes)
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