The so-called Tornado Belt, or Tornado Alley, of the United States is located ____

A) in Florida
B) in the Central Plains
C) in the middle Atlantic states
D) along the Gulf Coast


B

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On a planetary scale, the ocean comprises about ____% of Earth's mass

A) 71 B) 20 C) 8 D) 0.02

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The stratospheric ozone layer is important to ecosystems because it ________

A) ensures lakes and oceans do not lose water B) provides the air we breathe C) keeps atmospheric gases balanced D) absorbs and scatters UV light E) keeps the temperature of Earth stable

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The reddish tint of the Sun in the late afternoon results from ________

A) scattering B) condition C) advection D) reflection E) albedo

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Ozone consists of ________ molecules of oxygen, is found primarily in the ________ and protects us from ________.

A) three, stratosphere; ultraviolet rays B) two; troposphere; cosmic rays C) two; stratosphere; x rays and gamma rays D) two; troposphere; meteors

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