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How does a large body of water usually affect weather conditions on nearby land?

• It causes the weather to be dryer in the winter

• It causes the weather to be colder in the winter

• It causes the weather to be warmer in the winter

• it causes the weather to be less severe in the winter

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Which best explains what type of weather the Gulf Stream usually brings to North Carolina?

• increased wind speed

• increased air pressure

• increased temperature

• increased evaporation

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What guides the cold arctic air that enters North Carolina in the winter months?

• jet stream

• trade winds

• subtropical air mass

• maritime polar air mass

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Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?

• east to west

• north to south

• south to west

• west to east

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Which explains the high precipitation levels in areas near the equator?

• The equator has very little wind, which causes rain-filled clouds to remain still for longer periods of time

• The equator has stronger winds that cause clouds filled with precipitation to burst, resulting in precipitation

• At the equator, warmer conditions create an increase in evaporation. Evaporation leads to more precipitation.

• At the equator, warmer conditions create a decrease in evaporation. Less evaporation leads to more precipitation.

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Where do hurricanes form?

• in the ocean near warm areas

• in the ocean near cold areas

• in large lakes near cold areas

• in small lakes near warm areas

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What causes wind?

• convection currents
• conduction currents
• radiation currents
• tropical currents

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Global atmospheric patterns are responsible for most local weather. Which causes these patterns to exist?

• mountain ranges

• greenhouse gases

• holes in the ozone layer

• unequal heating of the Earth

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Why do hurricanes die out soon after hitting landfall?

• Cloud types change.

• Warm water no longer give them energy.

• The storm rotation changes.

• The storm surge floods the coast.

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Examine the graphic. Which country would Great Britain’s climate be most like if the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current did not exist?

• Brazil

• Canada

• Australia

• Argentina

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