Winds

North Carolina has the weather that Tennessee most recently had. This is because weather in the United States moves from  

• north to south
• south to north
• west to east
• east to west

Weather forecasters predict that the polar jet stream will dip south into North Carolina.Which will most likely be the result in North Carolina?

• the wind speed will decrease
• the temperature will increase
  
• the air pressure will increase
• the temperature will decrease

In which direction to prevailing westerlies flow?

• from east to west
• from west to east
• from north to south
• from south to north

Which conditions will result in high winds?

• large differences in air pressure
• heavy rains over several days
• increase in evaporation rates
• presence of cirrus clouds

Why do air temperatures vary over bodies of water and land masses?

• because water can hold heat more than land
• because water receives more sunlight than land
• because winds move faster over land than over water
• because the water temperatures are always colder than land temperatures

What guides the cold arctic air that enters North Carolina in the winter months?

• trade winds
• prevailing easterlies 
• jet stream

What is described by air that is constantly moving because of the differences in water temperature and land temperature?

• hurricanes
• sea breezes
• land breezes