Which best explains why El Niño could cause an increase in precipitation in California?

• Cooler ocean water causes the air to cool, which allows for more condensation to occur in the US.

• Warmer ocean water allows for warm air to be blown toward the United States and cause droughts.

• Cooler ocean water causes the air to cool, and brings high air pressure to the United States.

• Warmer ocean water allows for warmer, wet air to travel east toward the United States.

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Which best explains why a storm that affects an area in the western United States may affect an area in the eastern United States a few days later?

• The jet stream winds blow storms from east to west.

• The jet stream winds blow storms from west to east.

• Cool Gulf Stream water causes storms to form in the east.

• Warm Gulf Stream water causes storms to form in the west.

Which is most responsible for the movement of weather systems across the United States?

• the Gulf Stream

• the prevailing westerlies

• the southeast trade winds

• the jet stream

Which of these forms over warm ocean water and can bring strong winds and heavy rain to North Carolina’s coast in summer or fall

• snowstorm

• tornado

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

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On a June day, a warm, moist air mass slowly passes over a colder air mass in North Carolina. What will most likely happen after this passes through the area?

• rain will fall

• cirrus clouds will form

• skies will clear

• atmospheric pressure will lower