Nobel Speech Drag and Drop

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Move the TWO sentences that BEST state the central ideas into the first column "Central Idea". Then, move TWO details that BEST support the central ideas into the second column "Key details".

Central Idea Choice: The results of climate change are a very serious matter.
Central Idea Choice: Scientists have reported studies on climate change.
Central Idea Choice: People cause climate change without realizing it.
Central Idea Choice: Even though humans have contributed to climate change, they have the power and resources to fight it.
Central Idea Choice: Al Gore has been fighting the effects of climate change for many years.
Key Detail Choice: "Fifteen years ago, I made that case at the 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro."
Key Detail Choice: “We never intended to cause all this destruction, just as Alfred Nobel never intended that dynamite be used for waging war."
Key Detail Choice: “We, the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency - a threat to the survival of our civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential even as we gather here."
Key Detail Choice: “Heads of state should meet early next year to review what was accomplished in Bali and take personal responsibility for addressing this crisis."
Key Detail Choice: "But the outcome will be decisively influenced by two nations that are now failing to do enough: the United States and China."