Weather - Climate Patterns

On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?

• stormy

• snowy

• sunny

• hot

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the cause of rising (warmer) surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean, drought in the western United States, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?

• Gulf Stream

• Jet Stream

• La Nino

• El Nino

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is used to measure wind speed

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Which best describes this image

• Convection Current

• Conduction Current

• Solar Cycle

• Lunar Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Westerly winds moving across the deserts of the United States toward the East Coast most likely bring which types of conditions to North Carolina?

• cool and dry
• hot and dry
• cloudy and humid
• clear and humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

During winter, which winds deliver cold air that enters North Carolina?

• polar westerlies
• prevailing westerlies
• northeast trade winds
• southeast trade winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What causes La Nina?

• cooling of water in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America
• cooling water off the Atlantic coast of the US
• cooling water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America
• warm water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which term best describes the wind pattern of warm air rising over the land and being replaced by the cool air over the sea during the day?

• land breeze

• sea breeze

• trade winds

• prevailing westerlies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A warm front will be moving into the area. Which type of weather will most likely result?

• clear skies and cold temperatures

• clear skies and hot temperatures

• cloudy skies and rainy weather

• heavy snow and ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5