The sun rose over the ocean like it was stretching out its arms. The golden yellow filled the sky and reflected off of the water. Birds flew slowly in the air, enjoying the morning warmth before it became too hot.

It is moving at a slow pace

Explanation:

We can determine from the excerpt if it is at a fast pace or a slow pace by the statements "The sun rose over the ocean like it was stretching out its arms" and " Birds flew slowly in the air". From the above statements we can identify that it is moving at a slow pace because when a person stretch his arms his arms, he does that slowly. Also, from the excerpt, the birds are said to be flying slowly in the air.

The answer Is that the text appears to be moving at a fast pace. Although the descriptive words are words such as "slowly" the sentences are short and straightforward.