Question

read the scenario.
samira is a freshman basketball player who hopes to go to college on a basketball scholarship. she is offered the chance to play on her schools varsity basketball team, which plays in tournaments during holiday breaks. samira usually spends her breaks working at the local hardware store. after careful consideration, samira decides to stay on the freshman basketball team and keep working over breaks.

the fact that samira may miss out on a scholarship opportunity by staying on the freshman team illustrates
○ a cause.
○ minor consequences.
○ a tradeoff.
○ unexpected risk.

Explanation:

A tradeoff refers to sacrificing one benefit or opportunity to gain another. Samira chose to keep working and stay on the freshman team, giving up the varsity team's potential scholarship opportunity, which fits this definition. A cause would be a trigger for an event, minor consequences are small outcomes, and an unexpected risk is an unforeseen negative event, none of which match this scenario.

Answer:

a tradeoff