Questões de Vestibular UNEB 2018 para Vestibular - Português/Inglês/Ciências humanas

The expression “on the fence” (l. 16) should be understood as

Considering language use in the text, it’s correct to say:

    In January, two astronomers reported new evidence of a massive, shadowy Planet Nine tracing the outer limits of the solar system. It has a mass 10 times that of the Earth, and its orbit takes it 20 times farther from the sun, on average, than Neptune. The catch? Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown of Caltech haven’t seen it — they inferred its existence from the behavior of smaller objects nearby that appear to be subject to its gravitational pull. Now the search is on. Brown predicts astronomers will find it by 2018.

PAUL, Raeburn, Disponível em: <https://www.newsweek.com/

2016/12/23/top-science-health-stories-2016-531805.html>.

Acesso em: 1 nov. 2018.

According to the text, the only statement that is not true about Planet Nine is that it

According to the text, fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False). It’s stated in the text: ( ) The global population of tigers is on the rise. ( ) The population of tigers used to be much bigger in 2010. ( ) Countries with tigers expect to have twice the current number of these animals in the near future. ( ) A problem with tiger populations could be a shortage of territory for a sustainable growth. The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is

“The increase is due in part to improved protections against poaching in some areas, although that remains an ever-present threat.” (l. 6-7)
The pronoun that in this sentence refers to