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16. The world's water balance is regulated by the constant circulation of water in

A B C

Liquid and vapor tom among the oceans, the atmospheric, and the land.

D

17. The major purpose of the United States Department of Education are to ensure

A

equal educational opportunity for all and to improve the quality of education.

B C D

18. Massive gains in computer speed, power, and reliably have been largely due

A B C

to advances in silicon tec~logics and manufacturing processes.

D

19. The sunflower, the official state flower of Kansas, and is widespread in

A B

the prairies of the western United States.

C D

20. Lake Superior, part of the United States-Canadian boundary, is a largest

A B C

freshwater lake in the world.

D

21. The snapper, a large-headed fish with a long dorsal fin, is named to its

A B

characteristic way of suddenly, shutting its mouth.

C D

22. The aim of the decorative arts is to beautiful our surroundings.

A B C D

23. Modern digital synthesizers, based on microprocessors, are virtually unlimited

A B

in the number and range of musical sounds it can produce.

C D

24. During the years he composed, Charles Ives was isolation from the music world;

A B

none of his major works was publicly performed.

C D

25. Psychoanalysis is a form of therapy that attempts to eliminate conflict by alter the

A B C

personality in a positive way.

D

26. Globally, the 1990's stood out as the warmest decade for what we have weather

A B C D

records.

27. Silicon chips are reliable and cheap to produce in large numbers and are

A

used them in computers, calculators, programmed household appliances, and

B C

most electronic applications.

D

28. Because its pitch cannot easily be altered, the oboe serves as the standard

A B

which by the symphony orchestra is tuned.

C D

29. Bursae are fluid-filled sacs that form cushions between tendons and bones and

A B C

protect them while movement.

D

30. In 1916, United States suffragist Alice Paul founded the National Woman, s Patty,

A

a political party dedicate to establishing equal rights for women.

B C D

31. The spice cinnamon and the drugs cascara and quinine all come from bark, the

A

protective out layer of stems and roots of woody plants.

B C D

32. Tunas migrate long distances over all the world's oceans and occupy tropical,

A B C

temperate, and even some the cooler waters.

D

33. Taste buds, small sensory organ located on the tongue and palate, recognize four

A B

primary tastes: sweet, sour, salty and bitter.

C D

34. Astronauts receive extensive training to prepare themselves both physically and

A B C

psychologically for complexity and rigor of a space mission.

D

35. By 1900 several prominent technical institutions, including the Massachusetts

A

Institute of Technology, fashioned its own educational offerings to meet the

B C

industrial needs of the United States.

D

36. Some of the earliest mechanical devices were designed to raise water from

A B C

streams for the irrigate of crops.

D

37. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 increased the territory of the United States

A

by approximate 846,000 square miles, practically doubling the area of the

B C D

United States.

38. A most useful tool for analyzing the elemental composition of fossils is the

A B C

electron probe, a modify electron microscope.
D

39. Few substance on Earth equal the beauty of gemstones such as twinkling

A B C

diamonds, green emeralds, red rubies, blue sapphires, and multicolored opals.

D

40. For the purposes of the fine and decorative arts, metals have been used either in

A B C

their simple state and in uncomplicated alloys.

D