Read these two texts then answer the questions. Passage 1: From the book Jump In, Polar Bear Pete jumped into the water to try to cool off. "What's the matter, Pete?" asked Sammy the Seal. "It's so much hotter this summer than it was last summer. I think my fur coat is too warm," replied Pete. "Good thing we have more water in our ocean to swim in since all that ice melted because of global warming," said Sammy. Passage 2: From the NASA Climate Kids article "What Is Climate Change?" Climate change describes a change in the average conditions—such as temperature and rainfall—in a region over a long period of time. NASA scientists have observed Earth’s surface is warming, and many of the warmest years on record have happened in the past 20 years. Identify the characteristic of an informational text as shown in the second passage.
The second passage gives information that can be checked: it defines climate change and reports that many of the warmest years on record occurred in the past 20 years. These statements are facts, a characteristic of informational texts. Characters and narration are features more commonly found in stories, such as the first passage.
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