Question

ready dry out. so, as temperatures in the corn belt have gotten warmer, some farmers have started to plant their crops earlier than they usually do. for example, fred yoder is a farmer in ohio. he told a reporter from the website marketplace.org, “when i was growing up farming with my father back in the ’60s and ’70s, we planted our crops anywhere from the first of may to the end of june. today, we’re planting a lot of our crops by mid-april, trying to beat the heat in the summertime.” in the corn belt, changes in climate have also led to periods without rain. this is a problem because, like all plants, corn needs water to grow. if farmers can’t grow crops, they can’t sell the crops. then it’s hard for them to stay in business. however, too much rain can also make it hard for farmers to do their jobs. changes in climate have led to more powerful rainstorms in the corn belt. in the spring of 2019, it rained so much that some cornfields became flooded. because of the floods, farmers couldn’t plant until the water cleared out. understanding scientific texts — quiz — level c fill in the blanks to explain why farmers now plant corn in april instead of june. during the summer months, there is a greater risk of the corn plants dropdown options: blowing over, drying out, growing slowly. farmers now cut off text lier so the cut off text rm the corn.

Explanation:

The text mentions that corn needs water to grow and there are periods without rain (drought) due to climate change. Also, the first part of the text says "dry out" in the context of temperature affecting crops. So the risk in summer is the corn plants drying out due to lack of water or heat, which matches the option "drying out". The other options ("blowing over" relates to wind, "growing slowly" is a general effect but not the main risk described here related to summer heat/rain changes) don't fit as well with the text's focus on water and heat affecting crop drying.

Answer:

drying out