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The author of Passage 1 indicates that space mining could have which positive effect?
  1. It could yield materials important to Earth's economy
  2. It could raise the value of some precious metals on Earth
  3. It could create unanticipated technological innovations
  4. It could change scientists' understanding of space resources

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It could change scientists' understanding of space resources
B
It could raise the value of some precious metals on Earth
C
It could create unanticipated technological innovations
D
It could yield materials important to Earth's economy
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Option A is the correct answer, it is said that mining beyond earth can lead to money. It could yields materials which can be important to the Earth's economy.
Eg: space Industries of Virginia hopes to be harvesting metals from Asteroid by 2020. As in the passage, it is rightly said that the Space industries and many like these firms able to meet Earthly demands for precious metals such as Platinum and Gold and the rare earth elements vital for personal electronics such as Yttrium and lanthanum.

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