Weather Patterns

Which best explains what type of weather the Gulf Stream usually brings to North Carolina?

• increased wind speed

• increased air pressure

• increased temperature

• increased evaporation

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What guides the cold arctic air that enters North Carolina in the winter months?

• jet stream

• trade winds

• subtropical air mass

• maritime polar air mass

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Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?

• east to west

• north to south

• south to west

• west to east

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Global atmospheric patterns are responsible for most local weather. Which causes these patterns to exist?

• mountain ranges

• greenhouse gases

• holes in the ozone layer

• unequal heating of the Earth

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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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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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Where do hurricanes form?

• in the ocean near warm areas

• in the ocean near cold areas

• in large lakes near cold areas

• in small lakes near warm areas

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The diagram shows the movement of air. Which factor is most responsible for the movement of the air shown?

• uneven heating of the air

• imbalance in organisms breathing the air

• sunlight getting blocked by the land

• different levels of liquid in the air

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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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Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?

• no pattern

• between two boundaries of hot air

• between two boundaries of cold air

• between a boundary of cold air and a boundary of hot air

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