Weather Patterns

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

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

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

Global winds over the United States blow in which direction?

• east to west

• north to south

• south to west

• west to east

Which explains the high precipitation levels in areas near the equator?

• The equator has very little wind, which causes rain-filled clouds to remain still for longer periods of time

• The equator has stronger winds that cause clouds filled with precipitation to burst, resulting in precipitation

• At the equator, warmer conditions create an increase in evaporation. Evaporation leads to more precipitation.

• At the equator, warmer conditions create a decrease in evaporation. Less evaporation leads to more precipitation.

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

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.

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

Why do hurricanes die out soon after hitting landfall?

• Cloud types change.

• Warm water no longer give them energy.

• The storm rotation changes.

• The storm surge floods the coast.

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