pertemuan 9

Pertemuan 9

1. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Precipitation      C. New York State
B. Snowfall            D. A general formula

2. Which of the following is another word that is often used in
place of precipitation?
A. Humidity      C. Rainfall
B. Wetness       D. Rain-snow

3. The term precipitation include
A. only rainfall
B. rain, hail, and snow
C. rain, snow, and humidity
D. rain, hail, and humidity

4. What is the average of annual rainfall in inches in the United
States?
A. Thirty-six inches
B. Thirty-eight inches
C. Forty inches
D. Forty-two inches

5. If a state has 40 inches of snow in a year, by how much does
this increase the annual precipitation?
A. By two feet
B. By four inches
C. By four feet
D. By 40 inches

6. The phrase proximity to in paragraph 2 is closest in
meaning to
A. communication with      C. nearness to
B. dependence on             D. similarity to

7. Where is the annual precipitation highest?
A. The Atlantic Coast        C. The Gulf of Mexico
B. The Great Lakes           D. The Pacific Coast

8. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a factor in
determining the amount of precipitation that an area will
receive?
A. Mountains     C. The sea
B. Latitude         D. Wind

9. The word substantially in paragraph 2 could best be
replaced by
A. fundamentally       C. completely
B. slightly                  D. apparently

10. The word that in the paragraph 2 refers to
A. decreases            C. areas
B. precipitation         D. mountain ranges