Study Guide

When the sun warms water, which resulting process occurs?

• Evaporation

• runoff

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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Which is most responsible for the changes in seasons?

• The jet stream

• The ocean currents

• The distance from Earth to the sun

• The tilt of Earth on its 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?

• The temperature will increase

• The temperature will decrease

• The air pressure will increase

• The wind speed will decrease

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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 winds blow storms from east to west.

• The jet stream winds blow storms from west to east.

• Cool Gulf Stream water causes storms to form in the east.

• Warm Gulf Stream water causes storms to form in 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 winds

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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?

• Rain will fall

• Cirrus clouds will form.

• Skies will be clear

• Atmospheric pressure will rise.

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

• The Jet Stream

• The prevailing westerlies

• The Gulf stream

• The southeast trade winds

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Which best describes how the Gulf Stream affects the areas along the coast of North Carolina?

• It causes winds to move from north to south during the winter.

• It causes winds to move from north to south during the summer.

• It causes land temperatures along the coast to be colder in the winter.

• It causes land temperatures along the coast to be milder in the winter.

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Sometimes the weather in North Carolina is affected by air masses moving from the Gulf of Mexico. Which best describes these air masses?

• cold and moist

• warm and moist

• cold and dry

• warm and dry

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What occurs when cool air moves from the beach toward the ocean during the night?

• A land breeze

• A sea breeze

• prevailing winds

• updraft

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