New York State Science Test

A cold front has just reached the area of Idaho that is marked with a star. Which numbered point will the cold front MOST likely reach next?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The diagram shows a weather map. Which city is MOST likely to experience the cold front first?

• Athens

• Dayton

• Marietta

• Steubenville

The map is used to predict the weather. Students in which city will MOST likely want to wear a raincoat the next day?

• Denver

• Houston

• New York City

• Seattle

The weather map shows the weather in four states on the same day. Based on this map, the weather in Ohio on the following day will MOST likely be

• foggy

• rainy

• snowy

• sunny

Study the map of the polar jet stream. What type of weather would MOST likely appear at the location marked X?

• cold and dry

• cold and wet

• warm and dry

• warm and wet

Which is most responsible for guiding the movement of different air masses across the United States?

• the oceans

• trade winds

• the jet stream

• easterly winds

Which is most responsible for weather conditions in North Carolina?

• the temperature of the Pacific Ocean

• the ocean temperature at the equator

• the prevailing winds coming from the west

• the depth of the water in the Gulf of Mexico

The polar jet stream is an air current that flows across North America. It flows much faster in winter than it does in summer. Why is it faster in the winter?

• Northern air has more oxygen in winter.

• Northern air is warmer in winter.

• Northern air is colder in winter.

• Northern air is drier in winter.

Which is an unusual cooling of the surface waters in the Pacific Ocean?

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Jet Stream

• Gulf Stream

Which ocean current causes the temperatures on the east coast to rise?

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Gulf Stream

• Jet Stream