English 10 A - Unit 2 Exam / Key Questions with 100% Correct Answers.Quiz____?Nighttime Sky Surprises What tone does the author convey through the figurative language demonstrated in the following sentences from the passage?Night falls like a black velvet cloak over a sunset-stained sky. A shower of silver dust streaks across the inky cloak and somewhere below someone makes a wish. - Answer✓✓ enchanting Quiz____?Nighttime Sky Surprises What is the denotative meaning of detritus as it is used in the sentence below?It is dumbfounding to think that each piece of detritus in a shooting star could be the size of a small rock otherwise known as a meteoroid. - Answer✓✓ matter Page 1 of 6 1 / 2
Quiz____?Nighttime Sky Surprises Read the sentence from the text.The reason a meteoroid is visible to the naked eye is speed.What does the term "naked eye" most likely mean? - Answer✓✓ It means that the human eye can view the meteoroid without the assistance of an instrument.Quiz____?Nighttime Sky Surprises Read the sentence from the text.Speed is also the reason that a meteoroid sometimes has a tail that is many miles long.What is most likely the technical meaning of "tail"? - Answer✓✓ a visible dust trail following a meteoroid that illuminates as it enters the Earth's atmosphere Quiz____?Nighttime Sky Surprises What does catalyst mean in this sentence from the passage?Page 2 of 6
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