Weather Part 2

Which direction does jet streams/wind go in?

• East to west

• West to east

• North to south

• South the North

When the Gulf Streams brings water from the equator what kind of air does it bring to Florida?

• warmer air

• colder air

• moist air

• dry air

If the polar jet stream from Canada pushes toward us what will happen to the temperature?

• nothing

• get warmer

• get just a little bit colder

• get a lot colder

True or False? Ocean currents (warm and cold) can influence the climate of cities that are at the same latitude.

• True

• False

Why is the beach area always a few degrees cooler than the land area?

• Land gets sunlight equally

• Ocean reflects sunlight

• Convection currents

• Land and water heat unequally

Why does land cool faster than the ocean?

• Land requires less heat to change temperature

• Land requires more heat to change temperature

What causes sea breezes?

• Approaching thunderstorms

• warm air rises over the land which allows cooler air from the ocean to blow inland

• cool air rising over land allows warm air from the ocean to blow inland

• The temperatures are usually the same and it is moving around

Which is NOT climate?

• Marianna gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year.

• The yearly rainfall average for Texas is 200 centimeters.

• Destin has short mild winters.

• The temperature was 50° F in Parker on Monday.

True or False? Climate is the average weather patterns over a long period of time and weather refers to short term atmospheric conditions, such as precipitation and temperature.

• True

• False

Which is NOT weather?

• There should be light rain tomorrow.

• The rains next week are expected to cause flooding.

• The average temperature from 1915-1930 was 74°F.

• The high temperature on October 11, 2002 was 56°F.