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Which MOST affects the path of a weather system in the United States?

• the width of the jet stream

• the speed of the jet stream

• the location of the jet stream

• the temperature of the jet stream

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Hurricanes that hit the east coast of the United States often start as low-pressure systems off the west coast of Africa. Which global winds move these hurricanes toward the United States?

• polar easterlies

• prevailing westerlies

• northeast trade winds

• southeast trade winds

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Which causes the subtropical jet stream to bring cold, wet winter weather to the

southeastern United States?

• El Niño

• La Niña

• Coriolis effect

• Santa Ana winds

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A student in northern Ohio lost a balloon in a storm. Toward which state would the balloon MOST likely travel?

• Michigan

• Indiana

• Pennsylvania

• Kentucky

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Which best describes a characteristic of the jet stream?

• It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.

• It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.

• It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.

• It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.

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Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the

United States?

• The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across

  the United States but may be deflected by the jet stream.

• The trade winds move air masses from west to east across the United

  States.

• The jet stream moves air masses from the Pacific Ocean across the

  United States.

• The warm air of the Gulf Stream causes air masses to move from the

  Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

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What is the cause of rising surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean,

drought in the western United States, and flooding on the Pacific coast of

South America?

• the Gulf Stream

• the jet stream

• La Niña

• El Niño

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What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North

Carolina?

• North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions.

• North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather.

• North Carolina will experience mild weather.

• North Carolina will experience cold weather.

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Which is true about sea breezes?

• They form when both the land and the ocean have cooler

  temperatures.

• They form when both the land and the ocean have warmer

  temperatures.

• They form because the land warms up more quickly than the cooler

  ocean waters.

• They form because the ocean warms up more quickly than the cooler

  land masses.

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The map below shows several major cities in North Carolina.

During the winter, which city most likely has the warmest average

temperature?

• Charlotte

• Greensboro

• Raleigh

• Wilmington