According to the excerpt below, mark the correct conjunction that can be replaced for another, without changing the meaning of the text.
"But fresh, cool water from melting Antarctic ice is diluting the salty water of the ocean, potentially disrupting the vital ocean current."
Read the excerpts about the Text I and establish if the statements are true or false and mark the correct answer.
( ) The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest on the planet and it's stronger than the Gulf Stream and the Amazon River.
( ) The current helps to keep warm water at bay, protecting even vulnerable ice sheets, as also acts as a kind of barrier to invasive species.
( ) It forms part of the global ocean "conveyor belt" a specie of continuous movement and connecting only Pacific and Indian oceans.
( ) There is a complex concern about the consequences of a weaker Antarctic Circumpolar Current, because it plays a crucial role in the Antarctic ecosystem.
The preposition in English plays an important role, to connect words and it might express different meanings, as noticed in "Can we stop it; weakening by 2050?"
Mark the statement which presents the correct use of prepositions.
Mark the option that presents an INCORRECT use of a modal verb.
By reading the text: "[...] spreading them out as they drift towards the continent.", it is correct to infer that the meaning of the underlined term is similar to: