Jet Stream and Gulf Stream

Winds are caused by

• equal heating

• unequal heating

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What is the jet stream?

• Precipitation in North Carolina

• Weather over a long period of time

• Strong winds above the Earth's surface

• Football flying over the Earth

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An intense, warm ocean current in the western North Atlantic Ocean is the

• doldrums

• jet stream

• gulf stream

• Greenhouse effect

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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 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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How does the Gulf Stream affect weather conditions along the eastern coast of the United States?

• The Gulf Stream causes temperatures to decrease.
• The Gulf Stream causes temperatures to increase.
• The Gulf Stream causes more overcast skies.

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How does the jet stream affect the weather?

• The jet stream transports weather systems that affect us.
• The jet stream does not affect the weather.
• The jet stream releases oxygen so we can breathe.
• The jet stream brings only bad weather.

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Which best describes a characteristic of the jet stream?

• It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.

• It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.

• It forces the hot air along the equator to rise to areas in North

  America.

• It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.

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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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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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