Stream Dynamics

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 cold weather.

• North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather.

• North Carolina will experience mild weather.

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If the jet stream brought cold air south, so that the jet stream and gulf stream collide, you would expect...

• Winter weather is cool and wet.

• storms and rain over the ocean

• There is a greater chance of rain in winter.

• temperatures to be cooler because the winds are blowing from the polar regions.

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The Jet Stream helps weather systems come to NC by

• forcing winds to blow in the opposite direction.

• decreasing inland wind speed.

• moving air masses west to east across the United States.

• keeping temperatures consistently warm all year round

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If the jet stream moved south of the Great Lakes, you would expect

• warmer weather in the Great Lakes region.

• cooler weather in the Great Lakes region.

• the Jet Stream doesn't impact the weather of a place

• it is impossible to make a hypothesis about this question.

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When the Jet Stream moves south (dips low),

• North Carolina's winds stop blowing.

• North Carolina's weather is not impacted.

• North Carolina gets WARM!

• North Carolina gets COLD!

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If the Jet Stream moved north of the Great Lakes, you would expect...

• Colder weather in the Great lakes

• Warmer weather in the Great lakes

• Less humidity in the Great lakes

• Less wind in the Great lakes

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The jet stream guides this type of air into North Carolina.

• Cold air comes to North Carolina because of the Jet Stream.

• Warm air comes to North Carolina because of the Jet Stream.

• Hot air comes to North Carolina because of the Jet Stream.

• No air comes to North Carolina because of the Jet Stream.

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Which direction do jet streams generally blow?

• North to South

• South to North

• East to West

• West to East

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What is the primary force that drives stream dynamics?

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Wind

• Solar Radiation

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Which of the following best describes the term 'stream gradient'?

• The volume of water flowing in a stream

• The change in elevation over a certain distance

• The width of a stream channel

• The temperature of stream water