(IME - 2011/2012 - 2ª FASE)
Leia os excertos e marque a opção com a resposta correta.
Mars was warm enough to sustain lakes three billion years ago during the Hesperian Epoch, a period that was previously thought to be too cold and arid to sustain water on the surface, suggested a research published this January in the journal Geology. Dr Nicholas Warner, from the Department of Earth Science Engineering, said: “Most of the research on Mars has focused on its early history and the recent past. Scientists had largely overlooked the Hesperian Epoch as it was thought that Mars was then a frozen wasteland. Excitingly, our study now shows that this middle period in Mars’ history was much more dynamic than we previously imagined.”
Which of the following alternatives is WRONG, according to the passage?
Gabarito:
During the Hesperian Epoch, Mars was too cold and arid, clearing the possibility of lakes existence.
Resolução:
a) Alternativa correta. Há a early history, o recent past e a Hesperian Epoch.
b) Alternativa incorreta. A primeira frase do trecho diz que "Mars was warm enough to sustain lakes three billion years ago during the Hesperian Epoch".
c) Alternativa correta. O texto diz que os cientistas olhavam o período apenas "por cima", sem realmente se aprofundar nele.
d) Alternativa correta. Vide justificativa da alternativa B.
e) Alternativa correta. No início do texto, temos a indicação de tempo: "three billion years ago during the Hesperian Epoch".