Question

whats beneath your plane?
as shane loeffler, a geology student at the university of minnesota, was flying home from europe, he looked down at the landscape and began to wonder what he was flying over. he realized that a plane flight would be a good opportunity for people to learn about the geological features of the earth below them. as a result of this experience, with a grant from the national science foundation, he created a free app called flyover country. the app provides users with information on natural formations, man - made features like dams, and even where fossils can be found. the features are pinpointed on a map that corresponds to the landscape below the plane.
what is the main, or central, idea of the passage?
shane loefflers experience in a plane led him to create an app that would provide information to flyers about the land below them.
shane loefflers plane flight home from europe led him to think about the geological features of the land below him.

Explanation:

The passage centers on Shane Loeffler's in-flight realization leading to the creation of an educational app for flyers about the land below. The first option captures the full arc of the passage: the flight experience, the resulting idea, and the app's purpose, while the second only covers the initial thought without the key outcome of creating the app.

Answer:

Shane Loeffler's experience in a plane led him to create an app that would provide information to flyers about the land below them.