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Which best explains why wind occurs?

• Wind is produced by tropical storms.

• Wind is produced by precipitation.

• Wind is produced by differences in humidity.

• Wind is produced by differences in air pressures.

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Why do hurricanes die out soon after hitting landfall?

• Cloud types change.

• Warm water no longer feeds them.

• The jet stream changes direction.

• Rotation of the storm changes direction.

Which lists some effects of El Niño?

• warmer temperatures and more rain

• warmer temperatures and less rain

• cooler temperatures and less rain

• cooler temperatures and more rain

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Which has the greatest effect on wind speed?

• air pressure

• precipitation

• wind direction

• cloud cover

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Which of the following global winds and currents move west to east?

• Prevailing westerlies and polar easterlies

• Polar easterlies and the gulf stream

• Prevailing westerlies and the jet stream

• Prevailing westerlies and tradewinds

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Land heats up faster during the day than water does, causing winds to blow from the ocean to the land in the daytime. What MOST likely happens to the air at the beach at night?

• The air is still.

• The air flows from the land to the ocean.

• The air moves along the coast.

• The air flows from the ocean to the land.

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Which best describes the effect of heavy cloud cover on temperatures at night?

• Temperature will change frequently throughout the night.

• There will be no change in temperature throughout the night.

• Temperatures will be warmer than expected.

• Temperatures will be cooler than expected.

Which observation describes a change in climate rather than a change in weather?

• The snowfall in this area was more this week than it was last week.

• The thunderstorm dropped about three centimeters of rain today.

• The average wind speed in April was less than it was in March.

• The average summer temperatures have increased over the last ten years.

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Which is true about sea breezes?

• They form because the ocean warms up more quickly than the cooler land masses.

• They form because the land warms up more quickly than the cooler ocean waters.

• They form when both the land and the ocean have warmer temperatures.

• They form when both the land and the ocean have cooler temperatures.

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What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North Carolina?

• North Carolina will experience mild weather.

• North Carolina will experience cold weather.

• . North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather.

• North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions.

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