Review for Weather and Climate

Which statement about jet streams is true?

• Jet streams are narrow bands of high-speed wind that occur low in the atmosphere.

• Jet streams are narrow bands of high-speed wind that occur high in the atmosphere.

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Which of the following is true about jet streams?

• Jet streams move weather fronts from west to east, which causes air masses to form.

• 1. Jet streams move air masses from west to east, and weather fronts form when air masses meet.

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What is the relationship between the temperature of ocean currents, air masses, and the wind speed of a typhoon?

• As ocean current temperature increases, air mass temperature and moisture decrease, and wind speed increases.

• As ocean current temperature increases, air mass temperature and moisture increase, and wind speed increases.

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Which is true?

• warm air is more dense and sinks

• warm air is more dense and rises

• warm air is less dense and sinks

• warm air is less dense and rises

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Which is true?

• cold air is more dense and sinks

• cold air is more dense and rises

• cold air is less dense and sinks

• cold air is less dense and rises

Which is true about a cold front moving in?

• produces thunderstorms and warm weather

• produces rain and warm weather

• produces thunderstorms and cold weather

• produces rain and cold weather

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Which is true about a warm front moving in?

• produces thunderstorms and warm weather

• produces rain and warm weather

• produces thunderstorms and cold weather

• produces rain and cold weather

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Warm air produces

• low air pressure

• high air pressure

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Cold air produces

• low air pressure

• high air pressure

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Air moves from

• high air pressure to low air pressure

• low air pressure to low air pressure

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