Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: The most noticeable magnetic activity of the Sun is the appearance of sunspots. Sunspots are cooler, darker areas on the Sun's surface ( Figure below ). Sunspots occur in an 11-year cycle. The number of sunspots begins at a minimum. The number gradually increases to the maximum. Then the number returns to a minimum again. Q: What is the year cycle that sunspots occur? A: | OPTIONS:
- 12
- 15
- 22
- 11
A: 11

Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Thunderstorms form when the ground is really hot ( Figure below ). The air near the ground becomes very warm and humid. This is true in some locations in late afternoon or early evening in spring and summer. The warm air rises rapidly, which creates strong updrafts. When the rising air cools, its water vapor condenses. The updrafts create tall cumulonimbus clouds. Winds blow the cloud top sideways. This makes the well-known anvil shape of a cloud known as a thunderhead ( Figure below ). Water droplets and ice fly up through the cloud. When these droplets get heavy enough, they fall. This starts a downdraft. A convection cell develops within the cloud. A mature thunderstorm produces gusty winds, lightning, heavy rain, and hail. Q: What weather phenomenon is caused by strong warm updrafts from heated ground? A: | OPTIONS:
- eruptions
- currents
- earthquakes
- thunderstorms
A: thunderstorms

Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: For a long time, scientists classified fungi as members of the Plant Kingdom. Fungi share several obvious traits with plants. For example, both fungi and plants lack the ability to move. Both grow in soil, and both have cell walls. Some fungi even look like plants. Q: What group of organisms was initially misclassified as plants because they also lack the ability to move, grow in soil, and have cell walls? A: | OPTIONS:
- protozoa
- algae
- gymnosperm
- fungi
A: fungi

Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Global air currents cause global winds. The figure below shows the direction that these winds blow ( Figure below ). Global winds are the prevailing, or usual, winds at a given latitude. The winds move air masses, which causes weather. Q: Winds moving air masses causes what? A: | OPTIONS:
- earthquake
- tremors
- tsunami
- weather
A: weather