Weather

Cumulonimbus clouds usually bring what type of weather?

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Polar Jet Stream

• A stream of air that flows east to west across the United
  State. The air above is hot and the air below is cold.

• A stream of air that flows west to east across the North Pole. The air above is cold and the air below is warm.

• A stream of air that flows west to east across the United States. The air on top is cold and the air below is warm.

• A warm ocean current that flows North from the equator.

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What is the Gulf Stream?

• Warm ocean water in tropical zones.

• Warm ocean current that flows up the East Coast and bring warm, moist weather.

• Warm ocean current that travels from the Pacific Ocean.

• Warm ocean current that brings cool water up the East Coast.

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The three ingredients needed for a hurricane are warm oceans, __________, and moist air.

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True or False

A hygrometer measures air pressure.

What tool measures air pressure?

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

An _________ measures wind speed.

What two instruments measure wind direction?

A strong low-pressure weather system forms off the coast and moves toward a land area. Which weather conditions will likely result from the low-pressure system?

• clear, sunny skies and calm winds

• mostly sunny skies with little to no precipitation

• partly cloudy skies with little precipitation and light winds

• mostly cloudy skies with moderate to heavy precipitation and strong winds

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Which is most associated with a thunderstorm?

• high air pressure

• winds blowing from the east

• winds blowing from the west

• low air pressure

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