Science Mega Review Day 1

Which is most responsible for the changes in seasons?

• distance from the sun

• The Jet Stream

• Ocean tides

• tilt of Earth's axis

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In North Carolina, the wind is blowing from the north. If the wind changes direction and begins to blow from the south, what will most likely result?

• increase temperature

• decrease temperature

• precipitation

• thunderstorms

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Which best explains why a storm that affects an area in the western United States may affect an area in the eastern United States a few days later?

• The Jet Stream blows east to west.

• The Jet Stream moves west to east.

• Gulf Steam causes storms from the East.

• Gulf Stream causes storms from the West.

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Which best describes the cause of day-to-day weather changes?

• the rotation of Earth

• the size of Earth

• moving air masses

• action of the wind

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Match the following:

• in three levels of the sky, grey

• Stratus clouds

• like feathers, wispy, high in sky

• Cirrus clouds

• fluffy like cotton

• cumulus clouds

• low & like a blanket covering the sky

• cumulonimbus

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Cirrus clouds mean the weather today is​ ​ (a)   ​ ​and it may be ​ ​ (b)   in a couple of days. Stratus clouds bring​ ​ (c)   . Cumulus clouds mean nice weather and cumulonimbus clouds bring​ (d)   .

• fair
• rainy
• precipitation
• thunderstorms

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Which choice below exists when there is a hurricane?

• a high-pressure system

• a low-pressure system

• a cold front

• a stationary front

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Which tool will best help you predict changes in weather?

• hygrometer

• barometer

• thermometer

• anemometer

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On a June day, a warm, moist air mass slowly passes over a colder air mass in North Carolina. What will most likely happen next?

• Cirrus clouds will form.

• Atmospheric pressure will rise.

• Rain will fall.

• Skies will clear.

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Which is most responsible for the movement of weather systems across the United States?

• the Jet Stream

• Gulf Stream

• prevailing Westerlies

• Polar winds

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