Weather Channels: Crash Course Kids #34.2

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of a cool breeze and the jet stream?

• Both a cool breeze and the jet stream are small, local weather patterns.

• Both a cool breeze and the jet stream are part of a global cycle.

• A cool breeze is part of a global cycle while the jet stream is a small, local weather pattern.

• A cool breeze is a small, local weather pattern while the jet stream is part of a global cycle.

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What is the word or phrase for a body of air with the same temperature, humidity, and pressure throughout?

• jet stream

• air mass

• atmosphere

• thermohaline circulation

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How do ocean currents affect the British Isles?

• Currents bring warm water to the British Isles from the Equator keeping the British Isles warmer in winter than other norther areas.

• Currents bring cold water across the Atlantic Ocean from Canada making the British Isles colder in winter than other northern areas.

• Currents bring warm water from the North Pole to the British Isles keeping them warmer in winter than other northern areas.

• Ocean currents do not affect the British Isles.

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When a mass of cold air moves into a mass of warm air it creates a cold front. This means:

• the cold air quickly rises causing arid heat

• the warm air quickly rises causing clear weather and humidity

• the winds stop causing beautiful weather

• the warm air rises quickly causing heavy rains, hail, thunder & lightning.

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which jet stream has the most direct affect on the weather in the British Isles?

• the Gulf Stream

• the Polar Jet Stream

• the Subtropical Jet Stream

• the African Easterly Jet

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