5th grade NC weather review

Boston is 57 degrees and rainy.

NYC is 38 degrees and sunny.

Which statement is true?

• NYC is dryer and warmer than Boston

• NYC is cooler and dryer than Boston

• Boston is cooler and wetter than NYC

• Boston is cooler and dryer than NYC

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Which statement is correct?

• NC's weather mostly comes from the west due to earth's rotation and the jet stream

• NC's weather mostly comes from the east due to earth's rotation and the jet stream

• NC's weather mostly comes from the west due to the equator's drastic temperature changes

• NC's weather mostly comes from the North due to the polar magnetism

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Which of the following is most likely to change within just one day at the beach?

• The climate changes

• The jet stream changes

• The water cycle changes

• The wind direction changes

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What type of cloud is MOST associated with thunderstorms?

• cumulus

• climateonimbus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

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In July in NC, the barometer shows rapidly falling pressure. What type of weather is likely to happen?

• Fun in the sun!

• Snow showers

• thunderstorms

• light drizzle

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What happens when a warm front collides with a cold front?

• Warm air piles up, and the day is sunny and calm

• warm air piles up causing precipitation

• cold air shoots up through the air, causing tornadoes

• Sunny and windy conditions

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In the winter in NC, the barometric pressure is high. What is the weather likely to be like?

• Cool and rainy

• Warm and rainy

• Cool and sunny

• Hot and dry

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What will the winds be like on a sunny day at the beach in NC in the summer?

• cooler air over land will move towards the warmer air over the ocean

• cooler air over the ocean will move towards the warmer air over land

• the air stays still because it is the same temperature everywhere

• warmer air over the ocean moves towards the cooler air over land

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What is most responsible for causing winds to speed up or slow down in High Point, NC?

• Changes in ocean currents

• Changes in location

• Changes in longitude

• Changes in temperature

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What mostly affects the direction that a hurricane takes off the coast of NC?

• The cool waters of the Panama Canal

• The warm westerly winds

• The salty Pacific Ocean

• The warm waters of the Gulf Stream

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