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Which conditions are most likely to create a hurricane off the coast of

North Carolina?

• Cool water temperatures and a tropical storm moving from the

  northeast.

• Cool water temperatures and a tropical storm moving from the

  southeast.

• Warm water temperatures and a tropical storm moving from the

  northeast.

• Warm water temperatures and a tropical storm moving from the

  southeast.

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Which is an effect of La Niña on North Carolina’s summer weather?

• decreased winds

• decreased rainfall

• increased humidity

• increased temperature

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Which is most likely an effect of the Gulf Stream?

• heavy rains in California

• severe drought in Australia

• milder winter temperatures in Florida

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Which best explains how El Niño affects the jet stream?

• The jet stream is pushed north and results in increased precipitation.

• The jet stream is pushed south and results in increased precipitation.

• The jet stream is pushed north and results in decreased precipitation.

• The jet stream is pushed south and results in decreased

  precipitation.

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How does the Gulf Stream impact hurricane development off the coast of

the southeastern United States?

• Colder water from the Gulf Stream increases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

• Colder water from the Gulf Stream decreases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

• Warmer water from the Gulf Stream increases the speed and intensity of the hurricane.

• Warmer water from the Gulf Stream decreases the speed and

  intensity of the hurricane.

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Which weather conditions are associated with El Niño?

• increased temperature, increased precipitation

• decreased temperature, increased precipitation

• increased temperature, decreased precipitation

• decreased temperature, decreased precipitation

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Which is most likely to happen when a tropical storm moves from the

coast of Africa toward the United States, and water temperatures

increase?

• The tropical storm will continue to move westward and decrease in

  strength.

• The tropical storm will continue to move westward and increase in

  strength.

• The tropical storm will change direction and begin to move eastward

  and decrease in strength.

• The tropical storm will change direction and begin to move eastward

  and increase in strength.

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Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?

• no pattern

• between two boundaries of hot air

• between two boundaries of cold air

• between a boundary of cold air and a boundary of hot air

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How will warm waters moving up from the Gulf Stream most likely affect

the local weather conditions on a North Carolina beach?

• The sea breeze will increase in temperature.

• The sea breeze will decrease in temperature.

• The land breeze will increase in temperature.

• The land breeze will decrease in temperature.

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Which best describes El Niño?

• The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal and causes

  fewer hurricanes to form.

• The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal and causes

  more hurricanes to form.

• The water in the Pacific Ocean gets colder than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted.

• The water in the Pacific Ocean gets warmer than normal, and the flow of the jet stream is disrupted.

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