ESS513 Iifluence on NC Weather Part 3 Gulf Stream

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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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.

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Which is most likely an effect of the Gulf Stream?

• heavy rains in Western California

• severe drought in Southern Australia

• milder winter temperatures in the Coast of North Carolina

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Which best describes the Gulf Stream?

• an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel up the east coast of the United States

• an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel up the east coast of the United States

• an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel down the east coast of Mexico

• an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel down the east coast of Mexico

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How does the Gulf Stream impact hurricane development off the coast of the southeastern United States?

• Colder water from the Gulf Stream increases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

• Colder water from the Gulf Stream decreases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

• Warmer water from the Gulf Stream increases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

• Warmer water from the Gulf Stream decreases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

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

• South Africa

• South America

• Canada

• Antarctica

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Where is ocean water the densest.

• The surface
• The middle
• The bottom
• Lake Michigan

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Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

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What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?

• Conduction
• Global Wind Patterns
• Convection Currents
• Temperature and salinity

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Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?

• colder temperature
• colder temperature & more salinty
• warmer temperature & less salinty
• less salinty

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