Check In Review 4-12

If the barometer is dropping, what kind of weather should you expect?

• sunny and windy

• clear and warm

• stormy and cloudy

• cool and clear

The Jet Stream helps weather systems come to NC by

• forcing winds to blow in the opposite direction.

• decreasing inland wind speed.

• moving air masses west to east across the United States.

• keeping temperatures consistently warm all year round

Land and water absorb and release the sun’s heat in different ways. One result of this is a sea breeze. Which statement is true of sea breezes?

• They originate in the day and blow toward the land.
• They originate in the day and blow toward the water.
• They originate in the evening and blow toward the land.
• They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.

Characteristics of a Cumulonimbus cloud are...

• Low-level clouds, form in layers, and usually bring rain

• Thin clouds, look like feathers, made of ice crystals

• Thunderstorm clouds, very big, anvil shaped, mid to high level latitude

• Small, white and puffy, mid level

In a low pressure system the weather will likely be...

• cooler and stormy

• warmer and clear skies

• warmer and stormy

• cooler and clear skies

When I cold front is approaching, what happens?

• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and lower temperatures
• warm air is pushing under cold air causing humid weather and higher temperatures
• warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms
• cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and thunderstorms

Which statement correctly defines wind?

• Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
• Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
• Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
• Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

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.

What type of weather does this front bring?

• Cloudiness and light precipitation; warm and mild weather follows

• Thunderstorms can occur; cool, fair weather follows

• Many days of clouds and precipitation

• Temperature drops; strong winds and heavy precipitation

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