Which sentence best shows the author’s intent to describe the type of information the
Kepler mission is gathering?
A “The astronomical telescope observes, from a fixed position, more than 100,000
sun-like stars at the same time.” (lines 11 and 12)
B “Some of this data includes the period of a planet’s orbit around its star, the mass
of the star, the size of the star, the size of the planet. . . .” (lines 14 through 16)
C “Interpreting data from transits provides a limited amount of information, however.”
(line 17)
D “For example, the mass and density of the planets cannot be determined until
scientists conduct further research. . . .” (lines 17 through 19)

thousands of people

explanation:

the second option.is correct

they are most likely about to fight in the battle of gaul

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)