Global Winds and Ocean Currents

Which MOST affects the path of a weather system in the United States?

• the width of the jet stream

• the speed of the jet stream

• the location of the jet stream

• the temperature of the jet stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hurricanes that hit the east coast of the United States often start as low-pressure systems off the west coast of Africa. Which global winds move these hurricanes toward the United States?

• polar easterlies

• prevailing westerlies

• northeast trade winds

• southeast trade winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ohio often has the weather that Indiana recently had because weather in the United States tends to move from

• north to south

• south to north

• west to east

• east to west

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best describes a characteristic of the jet stream?

• It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.

• It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.

• It forces the hot air along the equator to rise to areas in North America.

• It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the cause of rising surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean, drought in the western United States, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?

• the Gulf Stream

• the jet stream

• La Niña

• El Niño

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North Carolina?

• North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions.

• North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather.

• North Carolina will experience mild weather.

• North Carolina will experience cold weather.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How could La Niña affect weather during the summer in North Carolina?

• It could decrease wind.

• It could increase rainfall.

• It could decrease rainfall.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which lists some effects of El Nino?

• warmer temperatures and more rain

• warmer temperatures and less rain

• cooler temperatures and less rain

• cooler temperatures and more rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which types of winds cause weather in North Carolina?

• polar easterlies

• prevailing westerlies

• prevailing easterlies

• none

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6