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Course: Praxis
Exam: Praxis Reading Language Arts 5002 Practice Test
Practice Question
Extract
The following passage is titled "Where Do Old Satellites Go When They Die? by NASA. Like every other machine, satellites do not last forever. Whether thest job is to observe weather, measure greenhouse gases in the stmosphere or point away from Earth to shody the stars, eventually all satellites grow old, wear out, and die, just like old washing machines and vacuum cleaners. So what happens when a trusty satellite sume has come? These days there are two choices, depending on how high the satellite is For the closer satellites, engineers will use its last bit of fuel to slow it down. That way, it will fall out of orbit and burn up in the atmosphere. The second choice is to send the satellite even further away frora Farth. It can take a lot of fuel for a satellite to slow down enough to fall back into the atmosphere. That a especially true if a satellite is in a very high orht. For many of these high satellites, it takes less fuel to blast it farther into space than to send it back to Earth.
How does the author organize information in the second paragraph?
Answer Choices
- A: By explaining the difference between two approaches to satellites
- B: By explaining the process of how a satellite stops working
- C: By discussing a problem with satellites and a solution
- D: By discussing a series of events involving satellites
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The second paragraph contrasts two satellite disposal methods: slowing for atmospheric reentry or sending farther out. It's not about failure processes, problem-solution, or event sequences, making A correct.