Question

blue whales
very long whales
1 how long are most blue whales? scientists dont know for sure. its not easy to measure a whale! but scientists think most adults are between 80 and 100 feet long. one blue whale was reported to be 108 feet long. that is as long as three school buses!
very heavy whales
2 blue whales are very heavy. most adult whales weigh between 200,000 and 300,000 pounds. some weigh more than 400,000 pounds. that is as much as 30 elephants! a blue whales tongue weighs as much as an elephant. a newborn blue whale outweighs most adult animals.
very hungry whales
3 it takes a lot of food to feed a blue whale. they eat mostly krill. krill are small sea creatures similar to shrimp and lobsters. a blue whale eats about 40 million krill a day. that is around 8,000 pounds of food. luckily, blue whales have stomachs that can hold
3 read the sentences.
\whales call to each other across vast distances. the call is so loud that other whales can hear it from a distance as far as 1,000 miles.\ (paragraph 4)
what does the word vast mean in the sentence?
a. underwater
b. noisy
c. huge
d. friendly

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "vast" in the sentence, we analyze the context. The sentence says whales' calls can be heard from a distance as far as 1,000 miles. "Underwater" (A) refers to location, not distance magnitude. "Noisy" (B) relates to sound volume, not distance. "Friendly" (D) is about demeanor, irrelevant here. "Huge" (C) can describe a large or great distance, matching the 1,000 - mile range.

Answer:

C. huge