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Which weather pattern has the most influence on the weather in North

Carolina?

• Polar

  Wasterlies

• Polar

  Westerlies

• Prevailing Easterlies

• Prevailing Westerlies

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Which conditions are needed for a hurricane to form?

• warm, dry air rising over warm areas on the land

• warm, dry air rising over warm areas in the ocean

• warm, moist air rising over warm areas on the land

• warm, moist air rising over warm areas in the ocean

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Which affects the coast of North Carolina, causing it to receive less snow

than the rest of the state?

• El Niño

• La Niña

• The Jet Stream

• The Gulf Stream

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Which is most responsible for moderating weather along the North

Carolina coast?

• La Niña

• The Jet Stream

• The Gulf Stream

• Prevailing Westerlies

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Which of these actions causes wind?

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• movement of air from water to land

• uneven heating of Earth’s surface

• air passing Earth as it revolves around the Sun

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The diagram shows the movement of air.

Which factor is MOST responsible for the movement of the air shown?

• uneven heating of the air

• imbalance in organisms breathing the air

• sunlight getting blocked by the land

• different levels of liquid in the air

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Mrs. Anderson gave her class a quiz about the Gulf Stream. The first question asked students to draw the path of the current. Four of the maps are below.

Which student drew the path correctly?

• Tomas

• Cecily

• Humberto

• Zavia

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Study the map of the polar jet stream below.

What type of weather would MOST likely appear at the location marked X?

• cold and dry

• cold and wet

• warm and dry

• warm and wet

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What do ocean currents carry that MOST affects climates?

• salt

• ships

• fish

• heat

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The polar jet stream is an air current that flows across North America. It flows much faster in winter than it does in summer. Why is it faster in the winter?

• Northern air has more oxygen in winter.

• Northern air is warmer in winter.

• Northern air is colder in winter.

• Northern air is drier in winter.

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