WorksheetsJet Stream
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?
no pattern
between a boundary of cold air and warm air
between two boundaries of hot air
between two boundaries of cold air
What kind of weather would you expect if the jet stream met the gulf stream?
cirrus clouds
sunny skies
sunny skies
clouds, storms and precipitation
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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
What kind of weather would you expect at the place marked "X" on the weather map?
warm and wet
cold and wet
cold and sunny
cold and clear
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.
