The passage is best described as being told from teh point of view of someone who is:

As portrayed by the author, the young man responded to her question about the flower with what is best described as:

What name, if any, does the author report assigning to the yellow flower she came across during a mountain hike?

Looking back at her early experiences with the Peterson's, the author most strongly implies that the guide was:

As it is used in line 56, the phrase "get in" most nearly means:

The passage best supports which of teh following conclusions about Julie?

The author states that the Peterson's became her closest companion over a period of several:

In context of the passage, the author's statement in lines 56-58 most nearly means that she:

The details in lines 64-66 primarily serve to suggest the:

The author refers to 'Solidago hispida' as an example of the flower that she:

It can rerasonably be inferred from the passage that the information about the scientific study of snow is presented primarily to:

According to the passage, the use of scanning electron microscopy can save money by:

It can reasonably be inferred that the phrase "metamorphosed conditions" refers to the:

According to the passage, the addition of electron microscopy data to teh Snowmelt Runoff Model allows scientists using the model to include in their predictions detailed information about:

According to Rango, one reason that water's economic value is likely to increase by the year 2100 is that:

According to the passage, snowflakes have infinite variety because:

The passage states that snowflakes differ from snow crystals in that snowflakes:

The term "designer" snowflakes (line 32) refers directly to the fact that:

As it is used in line 59, the word 'critical' most nearly means:

The passage states that research about snow crytals has helped scientists do all the following EXCEPT: