Question

Read the excerpt from A Black Hole is NOT a Hole.

However, near a black hole, gases and dust and stars encounter its tug. Some things may be hurtling by so fast they won't get pulled into the black hole. Other things may not be as swift. They will be drawn in.

Closer and closer, the tugging force gets stronger and stronger. Close enough, the black hole no longer acts like a whirlpool.


With a whirlpool, there's always a fast-enough fish—or a fast-enough something—that moves so quickly it won't be pulled all the way into the center.

Not so with a black hole! Within a certain distance the black hole's power is so strong, nothing is fast enough to zip away.

What is being compared or contrasted in this excerpt?

A comparison between the power of a star and the power of a whirlpool is being made.
A contrast between the power of a star and the power of a whirlpool is being made.
A comparison between the power of a black hole and the power of a whirlpool is being made.
A contrast between the power of a black hole and the power of a whirlpool is being made.

Answer 1

Answer:

a

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The contrast being made here is between the power of a black hole and that of a whirlpool. Hence the correct answer is Option D)

What is contrast?

A contrast seeks to highlight the difference between two or more nouns. A comparison, on the other hand, seeks to highlight the similarities between them.

In the case of the black hole, the stars and dust move very fast beyond it that they don't get pulled into it.

But the whirlpool is always fast-enough such that it pulls things into it.

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