Test Review

Climate or Weather?
New Hampshire recorded 12 inches of snow yesterday.

• Weather
• Climate

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Climate or Weather?
It is usually mild during the winter in the southern states of the United States.

• Climate
• Weather

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Climate or Weather?
In the U.S. northern states, each winter brings cold temperatures and snowy conditions.

• Climate
• Weather

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How does the jet stream affect the weather?

• The jet stream transports weather systems that affect us.
• The jet stream does not affect the weather.
• The jet stream releases oxygen so we can breathe.
• The jet stream brings only bad weather.

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Which has the greatest effect on the movement of the jet stream? 

• size of clouds
• amount of precipitation
• differences in air temperatures

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Winds are caused by

• equal heating

• unequal heating

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What causes jet streams?

• They are caused due to large thunderstorms.

• No one knows.

• They form when warm air meets cold air.

• Too many jets in the air at one time.

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Which direction do jet streams generally blow?

• North to South

• South to North

• East to West

• West to East

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What are jet streams?

• The trail left from an airplane.

• Bands of strong wind.

• The winds that push jets through the air.

• Wind made from tornadoes.

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Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

• water vapor

• precipitation

• ice

• air

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