NC 7.E.1.4

Where do hurricanes form?

• in the ocean near warm areas

• in the ocean near cold areas

• in large lakes near cold areas

• in small lakes near warm areas

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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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Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?

• no pattern

• between two boundaries of hot air

• between two boundaries of cold air

• between a boundary of cold air and a boundary of hot air

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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 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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How will the weather at point X change as the polar jet moves from north of it to south of it?

• it will get warmer

• it will get cooler

• the winds will change direction

• the weather will stay the same

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In La Niña conditions, air and surface water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are

• warmer than normal, and global climate patterns are identical to those of El Niño conditions.

• colder than normal, and global climate patterns are opposite those of El Niño conditions.

• warmer than normal, and global climate patterns are opposite those of El Niño conditions.

• warmer than normal, and global climate patterns are opposite those of El Niño conditions.

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Which weather pattern most influences the weather in North Carolina?

• polar easterlies

• tropical easterlies

• tropical westerlies

• prevailing westerlies

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Which best describes why winds at the beach change direction between day and night?

• because the temperatures over land and over water change

• because warm air over land sinks and stays in place over land

• because cool air rises and is replaced by warm air from the ocean

• because cool air sinks and stays in place over land

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Which best describes the type of weather associated with low air pressure?

• clear and dry

• sunny and cold

• sunny with high winds

• cloudy with precipitation

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