Which is a possible drawback of the use of green concrete?
a negative effect on the financial situation of construction
a decrease in the cost of building over time
a reduction of the number of potholes on roads
an increase in the life span of building foundations
In the story Concrete SourceL MIT Scientists Turn the Concrete Jungle, what does the word FLAT means?
Even surface without elevation
A British term for apartments or buildings
A tire that has lost air pressure
A dull or lacking energy or emotion.
To create or come up with an idea
Formulate
To provide evidence to back up an answer
Support
A meteorologist looks at weather patterns and determines that it will likely rain tomorrow. Which powerful word describes what they are doing?
Predict
Analyze
Explain
Contrast
A student explains how a historical event impacted modern society. Which powerful word describes what they are doing?
Explain
Analyze
Formulate
Infer
To list in steps or follow a path
Trace
What is the impact of the author’s use of questions in paragraph 29?
It allows you to reflect on using new concrete
It persuades reader to use green concretes
It creates knowledge on MIT studies of concrete
It encourages to develop a position on the topic of concrete
To break something down into parts and examine it
Analyze
What was the author’s purpose for writing this text?
To provide a detailed history of the uses of concrete
To highlight that green concrete does not use carbon dioxide
to invite workers for a new invention currently planned, MIT
Which statement summarizes this text?
It is impossible to recreate concrete in a laboratorysetting
Environmentally-friendly concrete is being developed,science
Concrete is the hardest substance found on Earth.
A teacher asks students to break down a poem and explain its deeper meaning. Which powerful word describes this process?
Summarize
Support
Infer
Analyze
A detective looks at footprints and fingerprints at a crime scene to make an educated guess about what happened. Which powerful word describes this process?
Infer
Compare
Summarize
Concrete
Who is the author of the story, Concrete Source: MIT Scientists Turn the Concrete Jungle Green
Ian Hardy
To tell how two things are alike
Compare
To judge something and explain its importance
Evaluate
A coach watches two basketball teams play and determines which team has the better strategy. Which powerful word describes what the coach is doing?
Contrast
Describe
Evaluate
Predict
A scientist studies an experiment’s results and explains how one event caused another. Which powerful word best describes this action?
Create
Formulate
Support
Explain
To tell how something works or why it happened
Explain
“Their inventive phase will undoubtedly lead to a compelling innovative phase far from the Cambridge-based campus.” What does the word INNOVATIVE MEAN?
traditional
recent
distant
creative
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