Earth Science EOG

Ohio often has the weather that Indiana recently had because weather in the United States tends to move from

• north to south.

• south to north.

• west to east.

• east to west.

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What is the purpose of a barometer?

• Tells you that it is going to rain.

• Measures the amount of wind.

• Measusres the amount of clouds in the sky.

• It measure the amount of pressure in the air.

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Which weather tool measures wind speed?

• anemometer

• therometer

• wind vane

• barometer

Why do winds change during the day and night near a beach?

• The warm air over land sinks and stays there

• The warm air over water sinks and stays there

• The temperature over air and the land change

• Cool air sinks over the land and stays there

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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.

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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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Which is most responsible for the changes in seasons?

• the jet stream

• the ocean currents

• the distance from Earth to the sun

• the tilt of Earth on its axis

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Which best describes the cause of day-to-day weather changes?

• the rotation of Earth

• the size of Earth

• moving air masses

• action of the winds

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Which best describes a hurricane?

• a low-pressure weather system

• a high-pressure weather system

• a cold front

• a stationary front

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On a June day, a warm, moist air mass slowly passes over a colder air mass in North Carolina. What will most likely happen next?

• Rain will fall.

• Cirrus clouds will form.

• Skies will clear.

• Atmospheric pressure will rise.

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