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Climate, Weather and Jet Stream

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the jet stream?
a)
Precipitation in North Carolina
b)
Weather over a long period of time
c)
Strong winds above the Earth's surface
d)
Football flying over the Earth
2.
What flows does the Jet Stream have?
a)
West to East
b)
West to South
c)
North to West 
d)
South to East
3.
How does the jet stream affect the weather?
a)
The jet stream transports weather systems that affect us.
b)
The jet stream does not affect the weather.
c)
The jet stream releases oxygen so we can breathe.
d)
The jet stream brings only bad weather.
4.
Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?
a)
between a boundary of cold air and a boundary of warm air
b)
between two boundaries of hot air
c)
no pattern
d)
between two boundaries of cold air
5.
Which has the greatest affect on the movement of the jet stream?
a)
differences in air temperatures
b)
amount of precipitation
c)
size of clouds
d)
The jet stream does what it wants.
6.
On a given day, which most affects the amount of rainfall an area is expected to receive?
a)
Climate
b)
Jet Stream
c)
Rain
d)
Wind Speed