Ocean Currents, Jet Streams, & Local Winds

The Gulf Stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold

• Warm

• Freezing

• Fresh

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Which best describes the Gulf Stream?

• A cold ocean current that cools the weather off near Australia.

• A cold ocean current that helps decrease global warming.

• A warm ocean current that influences weather along the east coast of the U.S. and up toward Europe.

• A warm ocean current that influences weather in Cuba and moves toward Antarctica.

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Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?

• ocean currents
• global winds
• air mass
• front

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The California Current (west coast) carries _________ water from canada

• Cold 
• Warm
• Freezing
• Fresh

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A cool current in the Pacific Ocean near North America that brings cold water down from Canada.

• California Current
• Global Conveyor Belt
• Gulf Stream
• Surface Current

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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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Where are the two polar jet streams located?

• Near the north and south poles.

• Near the equator.

• You can't tell.

• Only near the north pole.

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Where are the subtropical jet streams located?

• Near the north and south poles.

• Near the equator.

• They go between the poles and the equator.

• There aren't any subtropical jet streams.

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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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What is the jet stream?

• Precipitation in North Carolina

• Weather over a long period of time

• Strong winds above the Earth's surface

• Football flying over the Earth

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