Winds and Ocean Current Review

​Global Winds

​our winds

Multiple Choice

Which weather pattern has the most influence on the weather in North

Carolina?

• Polat Easterlies

• Polar Westerlies

• Prevailing Easterlies

• Prevailing Westerlies

Multiple Choice

In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?

• from east to west

• from west to east

• from north to south

Multiple Choice

What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North

Carolina?

• North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions.

• North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather.

• North Carolina will experience mild weather.

• North Carolina will experience cold weather.

Multiple Choice

Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the United States?

• The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across the United States but may be deflected by the jet stream.

• The trade winds move air masses from west to east across the United States.

• The jet stream moves air masses from the Pacific Ocean across the United States.

• The warm air of the Gulf Stream causes air masses to move from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Multiple Choice

Which term best describes the wind pattern in the graphic?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• trade wind

Multiple Choice

Which describes a wind that moves from the land to the sea overnight?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• trade wind

​Gulf Stream (it's in the water)

Multiple Choice

Which affects the coast of North Carolina, causing it to receive less snow

than the rest of the state?

• El Niño

• La Niña

• the Jet Stream

• the Gulf Stream

Multiple Choice

What impact does the Gulf Stream have on North Carolina’s coastal

climate?

• The cold water from the Gulf Stream current cools the land.

• The warm water from the Gulf Stream current warms the land.

• The cold water from the Gulf Stream current decreases inland wind

  speeds.

• The warm water from the Gulf Stream current increases inland wind

  speeds.

Multiple Choice

How does the Gulf Stream affect weather conditions along the eastern

coast of the United States?

• The Gulf Stream causes temperatures to decrease.

• The Gulf Stream causes temperatures to increase.

• The Gulf Stream causes more overcast skies.