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 1 . What made the meteorite impact in 2013 newsworthy?
a. its size
b. its speed
c. its explosion
d. all of the above
 2 . Which of the following describes how the impact affected people?
a. The meteorite entered Earth’s atmosphere at a great speed and shallow entry.
b. More than one thousand people were injured as a result of debris from sonic waves.
c. Some meteorite fragments fell in a reservoir outside the town of Chebarkul.
d. The crash left a 26-foot-wide crater in the ice.
 3 . You can tell from the context of this passage that impact means . . .
a. to hit with force.
b. to have an effect on.
c. to strike together.
d. the power of an event to produce changes.
 4 . What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
a. It describes the meteorite impact in Russia.
b. It describes specific effects of the Russian meteorite.
c. It discusses how we keep track of meteorites.
d. It summarizes how meteorites affected the dinosaurs.
 5 . How does studying astronomical phenomena such as meteors and meteorites benefit people?
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Nonfiction: Current Events
Electric Cars
Electric cars seem to be everywhere in the news. They do 
not cause as much pollution as gasoline-powered vehicles.
This means they are more environmentally friendly.
However, the source of their electricity may not be.
Electric cars are powered by electric motors instead of 
gasoline engines. The electric engine derives its power 
from a controller. This controller gets its power from 
rechargeable batteries. If you look under the hood of a 
gas-powered car, it has hoses and valves. Conversely, 
the electric motor has wires and electric motors.
The first electric car was made in Germany in 1888 and 
was popular for many years. Electric cars started 
gaining popularity again toward the end of the twentieth 
century. Today, most major auto manufacturers have at 
least one electric car in their product line. Others, such 
as Tesla, produce nothing but electric cars.
Electric cars do not produce greenhouse gas emissions.
They are also nearly silent. One drawback is that they 
are more expensive to design and produce. This cost 
gets passed along to consumers. Another negative 
aspect of these cars is the challenge of disposing the
old batteries.
Some gas-powered vehicles can go about 350 miles 
before refueling, but many electric cars have a range of 
about 65 miles before needing to be recharged.
Although, one electric car has a range of 300 miles.
Maintenance for an electric car is generally more 
expensive. The battery packs are scheduled for 
replacement every seven years and can cost thousands 
of dollars.
At home, it takes over twelve hours to recharge the 
batteries on an electric car, although at a charging 
station, it takes only about 20 minutes.
Electric car technology continues to improve. If we 
find answers for cost and environmental factors, they 
may someday be the most prevalent cars on the road.
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