Worksheets5.E.1.3 #2 Schoolnet
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which MOST affects the path of a weather system in the United States?
the width of the jet stream
the speed of the jet stream
the location of the jet stream
the temperature of the jet stream
Hurricanes that hit the east coast of the United States often start as low-pressure systems off the west coast of Africa. Which global winds move these hurricanes toward the United States?
polar easterlies
prevailing westerlies
northeast trade winds
southeast trade winds
Which causes the subtropical jet stream to bring cold, wet winter weather to the
southeastern United States?
El Niño
La Niña
Coriolis effect
Santa Ana winds
A student in northern Ohio lost a balloon in a storm. Toward which state would the balloon MOST likely travel?
Michigan
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
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 creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.
It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.
Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the
United States?
The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across
the United States but may be deflected by the jet stream.
The trade winds move air masses from west to east across the United
States.
The jet stream moves air masses from the Pacific Ocean across the
United States.
The warm air of the Gulf Stream causes air masses to move from the
Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
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 Niña
El Niño
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 hot, dry weather.
North Carolina will experience mild weather.
North Carolina will experience cold weather.
Which is true about sea breezes?
They form when both the land and the ocean have cooler
temperatures.
They form when both the land and the ocean have warmer
temperatures.
They form because the land warms up more quickly than the cooler
ocean waters.
They form because the ocean warms up more quickly than the cooler
land masses.
The map below shows several major cities in North Carolina.
During the winter, which city most likely has the warmest average
temperature?
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Wilmington
