ESS.5.1.3 #1 Schoolnet

Which best explains the difference between a sea breeze and a land breeze?

• A sea breeze blows toward the land during the day, and a land breeze blows toward the sea at night. 

  
  

• A sea breeze blows toward the sea during the day, and a land breeze blows toward the land during the night. 

  
  

• A sea breeze blows toward the land during the night, and a land breeze blows toward the sea during the day. 

  
  

• A sea breeze blows toward the sea during the night, and a land breeze blows toward the land during the day. 

  
  

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Why are cities on the North Carolina coast often hit by hurricanes? 

• The trade winds of the Atlantic Ocean move storms north along the east coast. 

  
  

• The cool waters of the Gulf Stream move storms south from the poles along the east coast. 

  
  

•  The prevailing westerlies push the storms in toward the east coast from the Atlantic Ocean.

  
  

• The warm waters of the Gulf Stream move storms north from the Caribbean along the east.

  
  

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Which best explains how the Gulf Stream affects North Carolina's coast? 

• It causes very hot temperatures and moves hurricanes toward the coast during winter.

•  It causes very cold temperatures and moves hurricanes toward the coast during winter. 

  
  

• It causes moderate temperatures during winter and moves hurricanes toward the coast during summer. 

  
  

• It causes moderate temperatures during winter and moves hurricanes away from the coast during summer. 

  
  

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Which best explains how the Gulf Stream affects the eastern seaboard in the winter months? 

• It brings increased wind speed. 

  
  

• It brings decreased wind speed. 

  
  

• It brings cooler air temperatures.

• It brings warmer air temperatures.

  
  

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Which best explains how the Gulf Stream affects the movement of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean? 

• The Gulf Stream moves warm water and hurricanes from south to north. 

  
  

•  The Gulf Stream moves warm water and hurricanes from north to south. 

  
  

• The Gulf Stream moves warm water and hurricanes from east to west. 

  
  

• The Gulf Stream moves warm water and hurricanes from west to east. 

  
  

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Which explains how the Gulf Stream affects temperatures in North Carolina? 

•  The Gulf Stream keeps the coast cold in the winter. 

  
  

• The Gulf Stream keeps the coast warm in the winter. 

  
  

• The Gulf Stream does not affect temperatures in the winter.

• The Gulf Stream only affects water temperatures in the winter.

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How does a sea breeze affect the weather? 

• It decreases land temperatures near the ocean.

• It increases land temperatures near the ocean. 

  
  

• It decreases rain formation over land near the ocean. 

  
  

• It increases the cloud coverage over the land near the ocean. 

  
  

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The map below shows several major cities in North Carolina.

During the winter, which city most likely has the warmest average temperature? 

• Charlotte 

  
  

• Greensboro

• Raleigh 

  
  

• Wilmington

  
  

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Why do air temperatures vary over bodies of water and land masses?

•  because water can hold more heat than land 

  
  

• because water receives more sunlight than land

• because winds move faster over land than over water 

  
  

• because water temperatures are colder than land temperatures

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Throughout the year, there is usually some wind blowing at the beach during the day and night. What is the cause of these winds?

•  air flowing down mountains to the ocean

• differences in the humidity over land and ocean

• differences in the temperature of land and ocean 

  
  

• air flowing from the upper parts of the atmosphere

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