Text Structure Practice #1

Drinking soda or other bubbly drinks can make you burp, or belch. That loud sound comes from air or other gases in your stomach. Sometimes when you eat or drink, you swallow air. Since that air gets into your stomach, it has to come out. It comes out as a burp. Carbon dioxide, a gas that makes drinks bubbly, is in soda. That's why drinking soda can lead to more gas and more burping.

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All water on Earth is part of a cycle. Here's a simple way to think of it. Imagine a drop of water starting in the ocean. The sun heats the water. Then, the water evaporates, rising into the air as water vapor. Water vapor is the gas form of water. After that, water vapor collects together into clouds in the atmosphere. Next, the water falls from the clouds back to Earth as rain or snow. Finally, the water flows through streams and rivers back into the sea, and the cycle continues.

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During World War II, the United States needed a way to get messages to soldiers. They wanted a code that the enemy could not understand. One system they used came from the Navajo language. The military asked Navajo soldiers to develop a code based on their language. By remembering a complicated code, the soldiers could send messages that only other U.S. soldiers would understand. Their work helped save lives and win victories.

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People have lived in the southwestern part of the United States for many thousands of years. The Navajo and the Zuni are both important Native American tribes in this area. They have things in common, such as their tradition of farming. But there are important differences, too, including language. The Navajo language comes from the Athabascan language family. It is related to native languages spoken in Alaska and Canada. However, the Zuni language is not related to any other known language.

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The ocean floor isn't flat or boring like you might think. It's actually full of amazing hidden features. For example, the Mariana Trench is a huge valley in the ocean floor. The bottom of the trench is the deepest place on Earth, over six miles below sea level. The ocean floor also has mountains so tall that they can be seen above water. For instance, Mauna Kea, in Hawaii, is even taller than Mount Everest if you measure from the ocean floor.

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