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Which is most likely the location of the jet stream in autumn?

• Canada

• Mexico

• the North Pole

• the United States

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Which best explains what type of weather the Gulf Stream usually brings

to North Carolina?

• increased wind speed

• increased air pressure

• increased temperature

• increased evaporation

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Many summer storms in North Carolina are caused by air masses moving

from which area?

• Virginia

• Africa

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

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Which best explains why El Niño could cause an increase in precipitation

in California?

• Warmer ocean water allows for warm air to be blown toward the

  United States and cause droughts.

• Cooler ocean water causes the air to cool, and brings high air

  pressure to the United States.

• Warmer ocean water allows for warmer, wet air to travel east toward

  the United States.

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Which best describes a storm surge?

• low ocean tides

• a fall in sea level

• a rise of ocean water

• strong ocean currents

Global atmospheric patterns are responsible for most local weather.

Which causes these patterns to exist?

• mountain ranges

• greenhouse gases

• holes in the ozone layer

• unequal heating of Earth

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Which is most responsible for guiding the movement of different air

masses across the United States?

• the oceans

• trade winds

• the jet stream

• easterly winds

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How could global warming affect local weather?

• The temperature would greatly increase.

• The temperature would greatly decrease.

• The temperature would slightly increase.

• The temperature would slightly decrease.

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Which direction does air circulate into low pressure zones in the Northern

and Southern Hemispheres?

• counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the

  Southern Hemisphere

• clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the

  Southern Hemisphere

• clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern

  Hemisphere

• counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the

  Southern Hemisphere

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On a given day, which most affects the amount of rainfall an area is

expected to receive?

• climate

• jet stream

• wind speed

• meteorologists

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