Final Weather Review

Looking at the five-day forecast, the weather on Thursday will most likely be

• clear

• rainy

• windy

• cold

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Which conditions are most likely to create a hurricane off the coast of North Carolina?

• Cool water temperatures and a tropical storm moving from the northeast.

• Cool water temperatures and a tropical storm moving from the southeast.

• Warm water temperatures and a tropical storm moving from the northeast.

• Warm water temperatures and a tropical storm moving from the southeast.

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Why do most tornadoes in the United States form in May and June?

• Warm air masses meet cold air masses during these months.

• The Coriolis effect is the strongest during these months.

• The temperatures are highest during these months.

• The temperatures are coolest during these months.

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Erica notices cirrus clouds in the sky. What weather can she most likely expect for today?

• clear, sunny weather

• rainy, windy weather

• strong winds and quick showers

• partly cloudy weather with showers possible

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Which kinds of clouds are you most likely to find along a cold front?

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

• nimbostratus

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Which best describes the effect of heavy cloud cover on temperatures at night?

• Temperatures will be cooler than expected.

• Temperatures will be warmer than expected.

• Temperature will change frequently throughout the night.

• There will be no change in temperature throughout the night

What form of precipitation, in which ice crystals freeze over and over, frequently occurs during thunderstorms?

• hail

• snow

• sleet

• heavy rain

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A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

• a boundary where hot and cold air are separating

• a boundary where two different air masses meet

• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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What kind of weather would you expect when you have decreased air pressure?

• Warm temperatures

• Cool temperatures

• Clear conditions

• Cloudy conditions

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Why do we have winds on Earth?

• Because of the trade winds

• Because of earth’s orbit around the Sun

• Because earth receives the sun's rays unevenly

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