Climate and Weather review

What flows does the Jet Stream have?

• West to East
• West to South
• North to West 
• South to East

What is the jet stream?

• Precipitation in North Carolina
• Weather over a long period of time
• Strong winds above the Earth's surface
• Football flying over the Earth

Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?

• between a boundary of cold air and a boundary of warm air
• between two boundaries of hot air
• no pattern
• between two boundaries of cold air

What causes surface currents to move in circular paths?

• strong winds
• the Coriolis effect
• salinity
• the Global Ocean Conveyor

What causes surface currents to move in circular paths?

• strong winds
• the Coriolis effect
• salinity
• the Global Ocean Conveyor

Deep currents are caused by differences in the _______________ ocean water.

•  eutrophication of
• sun's effect on
• density of
•  salinity of 

In general, surface currents that flow from the tropics toward the poles carry ______________ water.

• warm
• cold
• fresh
• oxbow lake

The Gulf Stream  ____________ nearby land areas.

• cools
• causing freezing in
• warms
• causes rain in 

A surface current effects the  ________________ of nearby land.

• climate
• daily temperature
• winds
• toast

       ______ is the pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time.

• Climate
• Weather
• A season
• The Coriolis Effect