KSA Reading Grade 8 Practice Questions - Kentucky Summative Assessment Reading - Grade 8 Exam

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Read the excerpt from an essay on energy transitions: 'In eastern Kentucky, former coal surface mines are undergoing innovative transformations. Solar developers have discovered that reclaimed mine sites—featuring broad, cleared, elevated plateaus—offer ideal conditions for large-scale solar arrays. By repurposing land that once fueled 20th-century industry, local communities are building a modern clean-energy infrastructure while generating new technical jobs.' What can be logically inferred about reclaimed surface mines from the passage?

Their physical topography makes them well-suited for solar panel installation without requiring heavy forest clearance. They contain high concentrations of coal dust that enhance the electrical output of solar cells. They are being converted exclusively into state parks and wildlife preservation habitats. They require completely removing all local electrical grid infrastructure before building solar plants.

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Their physical topography makes them well-suited for solar panel installation without requiring heavy forest clearance.

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