Winds and Currents

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Winds and Currents

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Homeroom Teacher *

Which term best describes the type of wind which would most likely be present while playing on a sunny beach during the day? *

hurricane

sea breeze

land breeze

Which describes how wind speed is affected by weather? *

Rainy weather causes greater wind speeds.

Warmer weather causes greater wind speeds.

Differences in air pressure cause greater wind speeds.

Small temperature changes cause greater wind speeds.

Throughout the year, there is usually some wind blowing at the beach during the day and night. What is the cause of these winds? *

air flowing down mountains to the ocean

differences in the humidity over land and ocean

differences in the temperature of land and ocean

air flowing from the upper parts of the atmosphere

Which conditions will result in high winds? *

large differences in air pressure

heavy rains over several days

presence of cirrus clouds

What two factors must be considered when measuring measure wind? *

direction and speed

temperature and speed

direction and temperature

In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow? *

east to west

west to east

north to west

south to west

What is the primary cause of wind? *

the uneven heating of Earth

precipitation falling to Earth

many gases released into the air

water constantly evaporating into the atmosphere

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

Which is true about sea breezes? *

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

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

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

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

Which weather pattern most influences the weather in North Carolina? *

polar easterlies

tropical easterlies

tropical westerlies

prevailing westerlies

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

Which is most likely an effect of the Gulf Stream? *

heavy rains in California

severe drought in Australia

warmer winter temperatures in Florida

Which best describes the Gulf Stream? *

an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel up the east coast of the United States

an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel up the east coast of the United States

an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel down the east coast of Mexico

an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel down the east coast of Mexico

What guides the cold arctic air that enters North Carolina in the winter months? *

jet stream

trade winds

subtropical air mass

maritime polar air mass

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