READING UNIT 7 & 8

READING UNIT 7 & 8

Multiple Choice

1. Why do so many tornadoes occur in Tornado Alley?

• This is where cool, moist air in the lower levels collides with higher, warm, dry air.

• This is where low-level warm, moist air collides with higher, cool, dry air.

• This is where warm, dry air at lower levels collides with lower, cool, moist air.

• This is where warm, dry air at lower levels collides with lower, cool, moist air.

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2. “The most extensive tornado outbreak _________, in almost every category, was the 2011 Super Outbreak, which took place in the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States and left catastrophic destruction in its wake.”

Which phrase best completes the sentence?

• in recorded

• on recorded

• on record

• ever record

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3. Tornadoes are also called...

• twisters

• clouds

• cyclones

• outbreaks

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4. What is La Niña?

• A climate pattern that occurs in the Pacific Ocean describes the cooling of surface ocean water along the tropical west coast of South America.

• A climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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5. Which of the following words is NOT associated with the nature of the Tuscaloosa tornado?

• Destructive

• Long-lasting

• Predictable

• Extending

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6. How does setting a small fire on purpose prevent larger ones from happening?

• They burn away the fuel (such as undergrowth and deadwood) that could start a fire.

• Small fires can be put out easily, so it gives firefighters practice in fighting fires

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7. A fire line is an area cleared of all flammable material that acts as a barrier to block the progress of a bushfire or wildfire.

• True

• False

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8. What is a “fire retardant”?

• The characteristic of a material that does not continue to burn after the heat source is removed

• A substance that is used to block the spread of fire, reduce its intensity, or cool the fuel through physical actions and chemical reactions.

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9. Which U.S. state is known to have many particularly dangerous wildfires?

• Canada

• North Carolina

• California

• Michigan

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10. Even though wildfires threaten the lives of animals, plants, and humans, they are a part of the cycle of nature.

• True

• False

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11. The act of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time is called:

• Discrimination

• Communication

• Excavation

• Establishment

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12. A successor is

•  A successful person

• A person who takes another person’s role or job after he or she has left.

•  A person with magic powers, who is helped by evil spirits

• A person who study cultures of the past, and of periods of history

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13. A.D. in “from A.D. 750 to 1200” means

• From 750 to 1200

• From 750 to 1200 C.E.

• From 750 to 1200 after Jesus Christ’s birth

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14. When did the shadowy snake fall on the pyramid of Chichen Itza?

• Spring equinox

• Summer equinox

• Autumn equinox

• Winter equinox

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15. Build is a synonym of

• Destroy

• Construct

• Design

• Require

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16. The designs of Gaudi's buildings are usually ...

• straight and curvy

• thick and wide

• curvy

• grand and dark

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17. The special characteristic of La Sagrada Família is

• The inside of it feels like a forest

• It is the most modern church ever

• It is the first church to be built

• The outside of it feels like heaven

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18. The only purpose of Gobekli Tepe is for religious activities.

• True

• False

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19. Chichén Itzá was constructed by

• The Romans

• The Egyptians

• The Romanians

• The Mayans

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20. Most of Gaudí’s designs were inspired by

• The Holy Trinity

• The Milky Way

• Nature

• The Greek Gods