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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which effect does cloud cover have on daytime temperatures during summer months in North Carolina?
Cloud cover decreases temperatures.
Cloud cover increases temperatures.
Cloud cover causes temperatures to change rapidly.
Cloud cover causes temperatures to rise and fall constantly.
Based on the information in the table, in which city will it most likely rain?
City W
City X
City Y
City Z
The graphic below shows a common daily wind pattern.
Which term best describes the wind pattern in the graphic?
trade wind
land breeze
sea breeze
A scientist is collecting data over time using a barometer. What trends could best be revealed from the data?
changes in cloud cover
changes in temperature
changes in air pressure levels
changes in precipitation levels
Which type of weather most likely occurs in a high pressure area?
clear
foggy
rainy
snowy
Which best explains how clouds are classified?
by the elevation at which they are found
by the amount of dust particles in the cloud
by the temperature at which the cloud formed
Why do most weather systems in the United States move from west to east?
The West Coast is at a higher elevation than the East Coast, and weather systems go downhill.
Prevailing winds carry weather systems to the east across most of the United States.
The West Coast is warmer, and weather systems move from warmer to colder places.
Mountain ranges prevent the movement of weather systems from east to west.
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.
Mrs. Anderson gave her class a quiz about the Gulf Stream. The first question asked students to draw the path of the current. Four of the maps are below.
Which student drew the path correctly?
Tomas
Cecily
Humberto
Zavia
Which observation describes a change in climate rather than a change in weather?
The thunderstorm dropped about three centimeters of rain today.
The average summer temperatures have increased over the last ten years
The snowfall in this area was more this week than it was last week.
The average wind speed in April was less than it was in March.
Barbara looked out her window on the day of the school picnic. She saw cirrus clouds in the sky. Which kind of weather should she expect for the picnic?
fair weather
warmer weather
light rain
thunderstorms
How do the conditions for a tornado differ from the conditions for a hurricane?
Tornadoes form over land, while hurricanes form over bodies of water.
Tornadoes form under low pressure, while hurricanes form under high pressure.
Tornadoes form in stable atmosphere, but hurricanes form in unstable atmosphere.
Tornadoes never form when there is rain, while hurricanes always form with rain.
