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P. 372
Hurricanes generally occur in the
North Atlantic from May through Nov., with
the peak in Sept.; only rarely will they
occur from Dec through April . The main
reason for the occurrence of hurricanes
during this period is
Of the tropical storms that occur
each year in N.A, only about five, are
powerful enough . To be classified as a
hurricane, a tropical storm must have
winds reaching speeds of , but the winds
are often much stronger than that;
The best title for this passage would be
(B) Storm of the Northern Atlantic
(C) Hurricanes: The Damage and
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P. 382
Ice ages, those periods when , are
known to have occurred at least six times.
Past ice ages can be recognized from rock
strata that show evidence of . Ice ages
can also be recognized from land formation
that have been produced ... , such as .
The passage covers how many different
methods
of recognizing past ice ages?
(B) Two
(C) Three
P. 400 Two types of trees from the same family
of trees share honors . Both evergreen
conifers, the California redwood and the giant
Sequoia are found along the northern coast
of state, while the g. sequoia is found inland
along the western slopes of the Sierra
Nevadas.
(about the tall/ comparing the tall)
It is implied in the passage that
(D) The leaves of neither type of tree in the
passage turn brown in the winter.
(A) The leaves of only the California redwood
turn brown in the autumn
It can be inferred from the passage that the
Sierra
Nevadas are: (D) A mountain range
(B) A coastal community

P. 404
Another program instrumental in the
popularization of science was Cosmos. This
series, broadcast on public television, dealt with
topics and issues from varied fields of science.
The principal writer and narrator of the program
was Carl Sagan, a noted astronomer and
Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
The paragraph preceding this passage most
probably discusses:
(A)A different scientific TV series
(C) The Pulitzer Prize won by Carl Sagan

The paragraph following this passage most

likely
contains information on what?
(C) The astronomer Carl Sagan
(B) The program Cosmos
(D) Topics and issues from various fields of science.