Weather Unit Review

Which conditions are most likely to create a hurricane off the coast of North Carolina?

• Cool water temperatures and a tropical storm moving from the northeast.

• Cool water temperatures and a tropical storm moving from the southeast.

• Warm water temperatures and a tropical storm moving from the northeast.

• Warm water temperatures and a tropical storm moving from the southeast.

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What determines the direction in which air masses flow across the United States?

• the Gulf of Mexico

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the heat from the sun

• the rotation of Earth

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How does a large body of water usually affect weather conditions on nearby land?

• It causes the weather to be dryer in the winter.

• It causes the weather to be colder in the winter.

• It causes the weather to be warmer in the winter.

• It causes the weather to be less severe in the winter.

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Many summer storms in North Carolina are caused by air masses moving from which area?

• Virginia

• Africa

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

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What causes the high winds associated with hurricanes?

• rain fall

• humidity

• air pressure

• temperature

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How does the Gulf Stream impact hurricane development off the coast of the southeastern United States?

• Colder water from the Gulf Stream increases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

• Colder water from the Gulf Stream decreases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

• Warmer water from the Gulf Stream increases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

• Warmer water from the Gulf Stream decreases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

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Westerly winds moving across the deserts of the United States toward the East Coast most likely bring which types of conditions to North Carolina?

• cool and dry

• hot and dry

• cloudy and humid

• clear and humid

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Which weather pattern most influences the weather in North Carolina?

• polar easterlies

• tropical easterlies

• tropical westerlies

• prevailing westerlies

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How would weather conditions in an area change if a high pressure system replaced a low pressure system?

• The area would become more stormy and rainy.

• The area would become more humid and warmer.

• The area would become cooler with less humidity.

• The area would become warmer with strong winds.

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Which will most likely be the effect on cloud cover when there is a stationary front in an area?

• Low, thick clouds will remain in the area while the front remains stationary.

• Light, wispy clouds will remain in the area while the front remains stationary.

• Light, variable winds will partly clear the skies until the front begins to move.

• High winds will blow clouds away, and skies will be clear and sunny until the front begins to move.

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