In Each of the Following Plans, One Detail Has Nothing

question 11

Multiple Choice

In each of the following plans, one detail has nothing to do with the topic sentence; it is merely a bit of irrelevant information. Select the letter of the irrelevant detail. The car looked like something from the future.

• A) gleaming silver body shaped like a bullet
• B) blue tinted windows
• C) sleek, streamlined design with hidden headlights and door handles
• D) "There is No Planet B" bumper sticker
• E) computerized voice alerting driver to miles left on electric charge
• F) space-age instrument control panel

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Definitions:

Tension

A force that stretches material or causes it to be pulled apart.

Columnar Joints

Vertically oriented, hexagonal columns of rock that form as a result of the cooling and contraction of volcanic or igneous rocks.

Internal Strain

The deformation within a material or body due to applied stress or pressure.

Displacement

The movement of a body or object from one position to another, often used in geology to describe the shift in position of rock layers along a fault.