What is the tone of this sentence from “The Oldest and Youngest Places on Earth”? It is unknown whether the earth's youngest island will last for long, but it has already exceeded expectations.

skeptical

optimistic

puzzled

neutral

Skeptical

Explanation: There are some slight debates and doubts about the theory, which makes this skeptical

It's not optimistic because optimistic is hope about the future, clearly at beginning it shows his slight confusion about our future, puzzled is confused or wondering, however it's not the answer because 1 it's not the most accurate and, he's not wondering he's just having a hypothesis. Neutral is basically just going about the situation like it's either not there or like it's nothing

it should discride this whale so it shouldnt be that hard

you wright a 3 paragraph on vincen van gogh's life using textual evidence from the biography as support for your claims.