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A) identify the three kinds of meteorites and provide information about each kind.

B) describe the chemical structure of the different types of rock found within the meteorites classified as stones.

C) explain why some meteorites contain both crystalline structures and opaque mantle rock.

D) list common ways collectors display pieces of meteorites.

Correct

Incorrect

The correct answer is (A).

Getting to the Answer: When asked about the function of a paragraph, look at your notes about it. In the paragraph, the author is describing different kinds of meteorites.

(A) Correct: this answer describes exactly what the author is doing in this paragraph

(B) Incorrect: there is no description of the chemical structure of stone meteorites

(C) Incorrect: there is only one sentence in paragraph three that refers to this fact, and it provides no explanation as to why it?s true, so this answer is both too narrow to be correct and a distortion

(D) Incorrect: there is only one sentence within paragraph three that describes just one way some collectors display their meteorites, so this answer is too narrow to be correct

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