_26. which of the following occurs most frequently? a. a hurricane b. a tropical
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_26. which of the following occurs most frequently? a. a hurricane b. a tropical storm c. a tropical depression d. an easterly wave 27. Which type of front typically produces the fastest rise of air? a. cold d. occluded b. warm c. stationary 28. Where is a place where tropical cyclones DO NOT form? a. North Atlantic b. North Pacific c. Indian Ocean d. South Atlantic -29. In a deciduous forest, the trees: a. never grow very tall b. bear cones instead of seeds c. drop their leaves part of the year d. contain most of the life in the forest 30. Which region of origin for mT air masses has the most impact on North American weather? a. mT air masses from the Gulf of Mexico b. mT air masses from the Northern Pacific c. mT air masses from the subtropical Pacific d. mT air masses from Australia 31. Biological water (water in living organisms) constitutes what percentage of water in the Earth system? a, less than 1% b. 10% c.20% d. 30% _32. The "eye" of the hurricane is a zone characterized by: a. the most severe winds in the storms b. tremendous amounts of precipitation c. descending air d. a radius of approximately 1,000 miles 33. Seeds germinate mainly in this horizon. a. A b. B ?.? 34. A reddish to orange color and a high percentage of clay minerals characterizes this soil horizon. b. B ?.? d. O 35. The major biome characterized by the least trees is the a. Mediterranean woodland and shrub b. savanna c. midlatitude deciduous forest d. boreal forest 36. What is the "B horizon"? a. the surface soil layer, mostly organic matter in the process of decomposition b. the result of leaching, a subsurface layer of mostly clay minerals c. balanced blend of humus and sand, silt, and clay; the top soil d. weathered bedrock, with little or no organic matter or mineral grains 37, What is an "oxisol"? a. a soil order characteristic of the mid-latitude steppes, relatively fertile and dark in color b. a soil order typical of deserts and steppes, it forms due to dryness c. a soil order characteristic of the tropical rain d. an incompletely developed soil order forest, heavily weathered and altered -38. What is an "spodosol"? a. a heavily weathered and extensively leached mid-latitude forest soil, characteristic of the American b. a soil order characteristic of the mid-latitude steppes, relatively fertile and dark in color c. a coniferous forest soil of the high latitudes, one of the soil orders d. an incompletely developed soil orderExplanation / Answer
26) a. Hurricane
27) b. Warm
28) d. South Atlantic
29) c. Drop their leaves part of the year.
30) a.
31) a.
32) c.
33) a.
34) b.
35) c.
36) b.
37) c.
38) a.
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