SAT® Reading & Writing Practice Question: Details

Today’s practice is a mock SAT® Details Question. For proper time management on test day, you should aim to answer this question correctly in 45 - 60 seconds.

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SAT® Details Practice Question

Since its launch in 2021, Project Thermosphere—a vertical farming research facility in Arizona—has become a prominent example of innovative food production technology. Dr. Sarah Chen designed the facility, which features open-air growing chambers extending 150 feet upward, to demonstrate new possibilities for desert agriculture. However, the approach has drawn criticism: experts point out that although the crop varieties were specially developed for high-altitude exposure, it remains uncertain whether they can consistently produce sufficient harvests in such an unusual growing environment.

According to the text, why have some experts criticized the approach taken by Project Thermosphere?

A. Some key features of Project Thermosphere's design are impractical to implement in other regions.

B. The variety of crop species in Project Thermosphere turned out to be more limited than Dr. Chen had planned.

C. The construction of Project Thermosphere caused more environmental disruption than traditional farming methods do.

D. It is questionable whether Project Thermosphere can maintain productive crops at its elevated height.

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