During the talent show, Marissa

ran off the stage in the middle of her song. The teachers looked shocked by what had just happened. Marissa's mother immediately jumped from her seat and ran backstage. The talent show host, Mr. Pembley, walked up to the microphone and awkwardly introduced the next act.

Read the statements and determine the correct answer for each blank. microorganisms that cause diseases are known as . they thrive best between the temperatures of °f °f. because are usually around 70°f, it the growth of spoilage-causing bacteria. a)

1) earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) the plates are called tectonic because they're in constant motion. (3) they can move because earth's mantle is a very hot and semiliquid fluid called magma. (4) volcanoes are a result of magma rising up or erupting through a plate, particularly where plate boundaries are moving against each other. (5) also, when plates slide against each other, causing friction along adjacent plate boundaries, earthquakes frequently occur. (6) therefore, we often find volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. (7) plates may also collide. (8) when that happens, mountain ranges are formed. (9) for example, the collision of the plate carrying the indian subcontinent created the himalayan mountains when it collided with the asian plate. 2. which sentence in this passage introduces a new topic that might begin a new paragraph? a. sentence 5 b. sentence 4 c. sentence 7 d. sentence 6

Gretta needs a $300,000 mortgage and is offered two choices. the monthly payments for the fixed rate and predicted payments for the arm are shown. adjustable rate mortgage year monthly payment 1-15 $1,610.46 adjustable rate mortgage year monthly payment 1-5 $1,520.06 6-15 $1,728.54 what is the difference between the total costs of the mortgages rounded to the nearest hundred? $8,700 $1,700 $15,800 $5,000