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ACT Reading: Natural Science Passage Drill 1, Problem 2. Which of the following statements about Mars does not appear in the passage?

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Here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by the planet Mars. It looks good in red.

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Which of the following statements about Mars does NOT appear in the passage?

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For this question, our mission is to eliminate the unconfirmed information about Mars that's

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hiding out in one of these answer choices.

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So, let's set our phasers to "kill" and begin the hunt.

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Choice (A) passes the test with flying colors. The passage does indeed tell us that Mars is one big desert.

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(B) might seem to contradict (A), since it

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recognizes that Mars might have water somewhere.

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However, the passage also verifies that scientists believe there could be water somewhere on

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Mars, even if it's scarce.

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Choice (C) is also mentioned in the passage.

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Scientists do believe that Mars has polar icecaps, which shrink and grow with the seasons.

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While it would be really cool if (D) were true, since it would be the first time that

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life has been discovered on another planet, scientists have not been able to prove that

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there is microscopic life on Mars.

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While choice (D) is incorrect information, it's the correct answer for this question.

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Something fun to think about: if there are microscopic Martians out there, what are they

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doing this very second?

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