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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

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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

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Which weather pattern most influences the weather in North Carolina?

• polar easterlies

• tropical easterlies

• tropical westerlies

• prevailing westerlies

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Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?

• no pattern

• between two boundaries of hot air

• between two boundaries of cold air

• between a boundary of cold air and a boundary of hot air

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Which of these actions causes wind?

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• movement of air from water to land

• uneven heating of Earth’s surface

• air passing Earth as it revolves around the Sun

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How will the weather at point X change as the polar jet moves from north of it to south of it?

• it will get warmer

• it will get cooler

• the winds will change direction

• the weather will stay the same

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In La Niña conditions, air and surface water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are

• warmer than normal, and global climate patterns are identical to those of El Niño conditions.

• colder than normal, and global climate patterns are opposite those of El Niño conditions.

• warmer than normal, and global climate patterns are opposite those of El Niño conditions.

• warmer than normal, and global climate patterns are opposite those of El Niño conditions.

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Friction can be described as a:

• non-contact force

• contact force

• slowing of motion

• rough surface

What is the chemical formula for water?

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Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Solar Energy

• Nuclear Energy