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This Mystery Rocks! By Cyntha Schlagel
1.The Drifting Rocks are a strange phenomenon still unexplained by science. 2.Located in Death Valley, California, the rocks sit on hot, flat ground. 3.Unlike normal rocks, they have trails etched behind them as if they have traveled across the sand. 4.Some trails are only a few feet. 5.Some trails are over a half a mile long. 6.Each trail is as baffling as the next.
7.The variety of rock movement has baffled scientists for decades. 8.Some rocks seem to roll as they move forward. 9.Some take unexplainable routes. 10.Large ones have traveled past small ones that have stayed still. 11.Some scientists suggest that the rocks are pushed by wind. 12.Others believe they slide on small amounts of ice or mud. 13.So far, research has not confirmed any theory.

Which choice best describes how the author organized information?

a. Cause and effect
b. Chronological order
c. Fact by fact
d. Problem-solution

C) fact by fact

The author uses lists to tell you about each fact. Each number is one fact. They don’t go in chronological order because it’s not telling the process. It doesn’t show a problem or a solution throughout the whole thing do that wouldn’t work either. It isn’t a cause and effect because that’s the same thing as problem and solution. Therefore the answer is C. Fact by fact