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What is this device used to measure?
wind speed
air pressure
precipitation
wind direction
2
What is shown in this picture?
global ocean current zones
global wind zones
climate zones
weather zones
3
What is pictured here? Hint: Eastern United States
La Niña
The Polar Jet Stream
The Gulf Stream
El Niño
4
What does this instrument measure?
air pressure
temperature
precipitation
humidity
5
Which of these is a current in the atmosphere?
La Niña
El Niño
jet stream
Gulf Stream
6
What type of cloud is this? Hint: usually brings light rain or snow
stratus
cirrus
cumulus
cumulonimbus
7
What is fog?
a cloud at or near the ground
rain
a form of precipitation
a cloud high in the sky
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What is a front?
a place where air masses meet
an area that has fair weather
an area of very high wind
the front part of a storm
9
Clouds move mainly due to ...
oceans
storms
volcanoes
winds
10
Which correctly describes El Niño?
an unusual warming of water in the eastern Pacific Ocean
a warm ocean current that flows across the Atlantic Ocean
a cold current in the atmosphere that flows across the US
an unusual cooling of water in the eastern Pacific Ocean
11
What is this weather instrument called?
wind vane
barometer
thermometer
anemometer
12
Why do winds at the beach change direction between day to night?
cool air rises and is replaced by warm ocean air
warm air over land sinks and stays in place
temps over land and water change
cool air sinks and stays over land
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What does this instrument measure?
wind speed
direction
air masses
wind direction
14
How would you generally describe the climate found in mountainous areas?
swampy and muddy
generally cooler than the lowlands
mostly warm and moist
mostly hot and dry
15
In what direction does the Polar Jet Stream move?
West to East
South to West
North to East
East to West
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What kind of weather does this front bring?
warm and wet
cold and dry
cold and wet
warm and dry
17
What type of front is this?
stationary front
cold warm front
cold front
warm front
18
What type of cloud is this? Hint: It is made up of ice crystals.
cumulus
stratus
cumulonimbus
cirrus
19
What factor causes warm, balmy weather in North Carolina, sometimes even in winter?
Hurricanes
The Gulf Stream
The Polar Jet Stream
Wind Speed
20
What causes global winds?
air masses
the clouds
the sun
weather fronts
21
What does high pressure usually mean?
stormy weather
falling temperatures
rising temperatures
fair weather
22
Latitudes farthest from the equator tend to
have the most hurricanes
get the most rain
be cold all year
be hot all year
23
What type of cloud appears to be forming in this video?
cumulus
cumulonimbus
cirrus
stratus
24
Tomorrow will be sunny and dry. How will the barometer change between today and tomorrow?
It will rise.
It's impossible to know.
It will drop.
It will stay the same.
25
Which of the following accurately describes how clouds form?
cold moist air rises, hits warm air, condenses around dust
water rises in the sky and stays there
warm dry air rises, hits cold moist air, evaporates
warm moist air rises, hits cold air, condenses around dust
26
Andy lives in the southern hemisphere. What season does he most likely experience in August?
summer
spring
winter
fall
27
If the temperature of the atmosphere is above freezing, what kind of precipitation will fall?
snow
hail
rain
sleet
28
What has the greatest effect on wind speed?
air pressure
wind direction
cloud cover
precipitation
29
What is the weather like during this type of storm?
windy and wet
warm and dry
snowy and windy
cold and dry
30
Which has the greatest effect on the movement of the jet stream?
size of clouds
amount of precipitation
differences in air temperature
differences in air pressure
31
In which season will North Carolina MOST LIKELY have the coldest weather?
fall
spring
winter
summer
32
What type of cloud is this? Hint: seen in fair weather
cumulonimbus
cirrus
stratus
cumulus
33
What is weather?
the condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
the range of temperatures in a place over a certain period
the amount of rain and snow that fall on an area
the average temperature of an area over many years
34
What kind of weather does this front bring?
warm and dry
warm and wet
cold and wet
cold and dry
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Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the United States?
prevailing westerlies move air masses west to east across US
Gulf Stream causes air masses to move west to east across US
trade winds move air masses from west to east across US
jet stream moves air masses from Pacific Ocean across the US
