5th Grade NC Science EOG Review Part 8

Which is most responsible for moderating weather along the North Carolina coast?

• La Niña

• the Jet Stream

• the Gulf Stream

• prevailing westerlies

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The diagram shows the movement of air.

Which factor is MOST responsible for the movement of the air shown?

• uneven heating of the air

• imbalance in organisms breathing the air

• sunlight getting blocked by the land

• different levels of liquid in the air

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The polar jet stream is an air current that flows across North America. It flows much faster in winter than it does in summer. Why is it faster in the winter?

• Northern air has more oxygen in winter.

• Northern air is warmer in winter.

• Northern air is colder in winter.

• Northern air is drier in winter.

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What do ocean currents carry that MOST affects climates?

• salt

• ships

• fish

• heat

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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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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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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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Which describes a wind that moves from the land to the sea overnight?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• trade wind

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Why do hurricanes die out soon after hitting landfall?

• Cloud types change.

• Warm water no longer feeds them.

• Rotation of the storm changes direction.