Climate Change and Weather

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 Nina

• El Nino

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Which best describes El Niño?

• The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal and causes fewer hurricanes to form.

• The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal and causes more hurricanes to form.

• The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted.

• The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted.

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A special system of measurement that can detect precipitation and can estimate wind speed.

• Computer model 

• Upper air report

• Doppler radar

• Ispbars

What affect does global warming have on the size of glaciers?

• Causes the glaciers to get smaller.

• Causes the glaciers to get larger.

• Doesn't affect the glaciers.

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Which greenhouse gas is primarily responsible for climate change due to its high concentration and long lifespan in the atmosphere?

• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

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What can be an effect of climate change on weather patterns?

• Decreased variability in weather patterns

• More predictable weather

• Increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events

• A permanent shift to colder weather globally

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What is the impact of melting polar ice caps on global sea levels?

• Sea levels decrease due to the cold water

• Sea levels remain unchanged

• Sea levels increase, leading to coastal flooding

• The change in sea levels is unpredictable

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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What is a weather satellite?

• A man made object that takes pictures of the Earth

• A toy kids play with

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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