directions: read eleanors rough draft, and use it to answer the questions that follow. \virginia outback\…

directions: read eleanors rough draft, and use it to answer the questions that follow. \virginia outback\ goes underground (1) in past months reporters from this newspaper have trekked through several of virginias state parks, including the breaks interstate park. (2) this week three of us report from a different part of virginia - the part under the ground. (3) not knowing what to expect, sarah schwartz, hayden collins, and i traveled to a cave on a farm in nearby highland county. (4) there we met with people who study and explore caves. (5) the owner of the farm restricts access to keep it as undisturbed and as pure as possible, so i cannot name the cave, but i can say that it appears to be no more than a large hole in the ground. (6) in fact, that is essentially what our virginia caves are. (7) above ground, they first appear as sinkholes. (8) the underground cave is exposed when water in the sinkholes erodes the underlying limestone. (9) our guide, dr. maurice newman from the state college, made us very aware, though, that a cave is more than just a hole in the ground. (10) as i entered the cave, i felt as if i was walking into a place totally disconnected from the land above, but dr. newman explained that an important relationship exists between the world above and below. which quotation from an expert provides the best support for the article? a. \everything in the environment is connected, so harming one part of it harms all who call it home.\ b. \caves on private property should be capped so that no one is hurt while trying to explore them.\ c. \because they are insulated from the effects of the sun, caves have a year - round temperature in the 50s.\ d. \while caves are interesting places to explore, the most important scientific research focuses on land or sea.\

directions: read eleanors rough draft, and use it to answer the questions that follow. \virginia outback\ goes underground (1) in past months reporters from this newspaper have trekked through several of virginias state parks, including the breaks interstate park. (2) this week three of us report from a different part of virginia - the part under the ground. (3) not knowing what to expect, sarah schwartz, hayden collins, and i traveled to a cave on a farm in nearby highland county. (4) there we met with people who study and explore caves. (5) the owner of the farm restricts access to keep it as undisturbed and as pure as possible, so i cannot name the cave, but i can say that it appears to be no more than a large hole in the ground. (6) in fact, that is essentially what our virginia caves are. (7) above ground, they first appear as sinkholes. (8) the underground cave is exposed when water in the sinkholes erodes the underlying limestone. (9) our guide, dr. maurice newman from the state college, made us very aware, though, that a cave is more than just a hole in the ground. (10) as i entered the cave, i felt as if i was walking into a place totally disconnected from the land above, but dr. newman explained that an important relationship exists between the world above and below. which quotation from an expert provides the best support for the article? a. \everything in the environment is connected, so harming one part of it harms all who call it home.\ b. \caves on private property should be capped so that no one is hurt while trying to explore them.\ c. \because they are insulated from the effects of the sun, caves have a year - round temperature in the 50s.\ d. \while caves are interesting places to explore, the most important scientific research focuses on land or sea.\

Answer

Answer:

A. "Everything in the environment is connected, so harming one part of it harms all who call it home."

Brief Explanations:

The article is about exploring a Virginia cave and its connection to the environment. Option A emphasizes the interconnectedness of the environment, which aligns well with the overall theme of the article. Options B, C, and D focus on specific aspects like cave - capping, cave temperature, and research focus respectively, which are not as central to the overall idea of the article as the environmental connection in Option A.