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1 .       When Percival Lowell an early 20th century American astronomer observed Mars through a telescope, he thought he saw a vast network of canals. 

 
 
 


2 .       He hypothesized that Mars had the following features in common with Earth water, vegetation, and at some time in the past, intelligent life. 

 
 
 


3 .       The report cited earlier missions only indirectly: "However, three space probes in the 1960’s the Mariner missions revealed that Mars had no canals, vegetation, or water." 

 
 
 


4 .       With its distant orbit 140 million miles from the sun and its thin, largely carbon-dioxide atmosphere, Mars has a harsh environment. 

 
 
 


5 .       The Mariner and later the Viking missions did find evidence that Mars has had a complicated climatic history one punctuated with warm periods. 

 
 
 


6 .       Furthermore, researchers have found the other evidence characteristic of glacial landscapes, such as boulder-like ridges of sediment, meandering lines of sand and or gravel, and "rock glaciers," like those found in Alaska. 

 
 
 


7 .       Researchers have also found long channels emanating from "chaotic terrain" regions of fractured rocks that may have collapsed when groundwater broke suddenly through the surface. 

 
 
 


8 .       Once this water rushed to the surface and mixed with the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, a carbonated sea a Martian seltzer may have been created. 

 
 
 


9 .       Some believe Mars may have had more than channels, lakes, and seas there may have been a Martian ocean. 

 
 
 


10 .       Further evidence of water on Mars comes from Soviet space probes, which revealed oxygen and hydrogen atoms derived from the breakdown of water exposed to sunlight streaming away from Mars. 

 
 
 


11 .       A quantity of the carbon dioxide a potent greenhouse gas also appears to have escaped from Mars into space. 

 
 
 


12 .       Many questions remain about water on Mars Was there an ocean? When was Mars wet? How long was it wet? 

 
 
 


13 .       One researcher believes that Mars may have had water on its surface as recently as 300 million years ago a relatively short time in the history of our solar system. 

 
 
 


14 .       "Recent experiments on Martian meteorites such as the one found in Antarctica raise the possibility that primitive forms of life may have existed on Mars in its distant past." 

 
 
 


15 .       While the question of whether Mars had life remains unanswered, evidence indicates that at some time in its past Mars had the right combination of conditions for life a relatively warm climate, water, geysers and/or hot springs. 

 
 
 


16 .       The reason for Lucy’s strange behavior was clear she was using drugs again. 

 
 
 


17 .       I have chosen three courses for next semester World History, Economics, and Abnormal Psychology. 

 
 
 


18 .       Here’s a list for the grocery store milk, bread, juice, and eggs. 

 
 
 


19 .       The meeting will begin at _____ sharp. 

 
 
 


20 .       The passage comes from John 3 16. 

 
 
 


21 .       I can’t go for two reasons I don't have the time, and I don’t have the money. 

 
 
 


22 .       Please bring the following items on the trip a sleeping bag, hiking boots, and a warm hat. 

 
 
 


23 .       In her recent book Dr. Marjorie Boynton discusses the declining number of adoptions "Many couples spend huge sums of money on fertility treatments without even considering the alternative of adoption." 

 
 
 


24 .       The choices for the banquet menu are as follows vegetable lasagna, baked scrod, or pasta primavera. 

 
 
 


25 .       The visiting team had characteristics we didn’t speed, strength, and preparation. 

 
 
 






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