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The Landsat Program provides the longest continuous space-based record of Earth's land in existence. Since 1972, Landsat satellites have collected...

A good night's sleep consists of four to five sleep cycles. Each cycle includes periods of both deep sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. As t...

Stephen Mitchell suffered from allergies. A thirty-five-year-old professor at Syracuse University, he found sanctuary in the temperature-controlled...

The passage implies that Voltaire(A)had ideas that got him into trouble(B)avoided controversy at all cost(C)was a well-respected thinker(D)preferre...

This passage implies that European medical practice in the early 1700s was(A)surprisingly safe(B)largely experimental(C)based on Indian and Chinese...

This passage implies that peer-to-peer loans are(A)not a safe way of borrowing money(B)an outdated way of borrowing money(C)considered by some to b...

The details in the passage suggest that Rikki-tikki is(A)cold-hearted and expressionless(B)experienced in fighting cobras(C)overcome with fear and...

Which phrase best describes the conflict Rikki-tikki has with Nag and Nagaina?(A)engaging in a physical battle(B)making a difficult decision(C)stan...

What effect do the words "hiss," "whizzed," and "chattered" have on the passage?(A)They allow the reader to visualize the action.(B)They provide au...

Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician and the founder of homeopathy, began as a village doctor and quickly became dissatisfied with how medicine was...

Jefferson Davis was an unusual man. During a long and frequently tragic life, his favorite job, according to his wife Varina, was serving as a U.S....

Stephen Mitchell suffered from allergies. A thirty-five-year-old professor at Syracuse University, he found sanctuary in the temperature-controlled...