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1) Which direction do prevailing westerlies usually flow?

ANorth to West BWest to East CNorth to South DWest to South

2) What weather results as a warm front moves through an area?

AHeavy snow and ice BCold clear skies Ccloudy skies and rainy wearther DHot and clear skies

3) What tool would a meteorologist use to measure humidity?

AWind sock BAnemometer CHygrometer DThemometer

4) What will result if air pressure is falling? (Low Pressure)

AFair weather BColder weather CStormy Weather DWarmer weather

5) When the jet stream dips down over the southeast, what will happen to the temperature?

ADecrease BStay the same CIncrease

6) An air mass forms over the Gulf of Mexico and moves east. Why type of weather will it bring?

AWarm and dry BCold and dry CCold and humid DWarm and humid

7) The water droplets on the outside of a glass are an example of which part of the water cycle?

ACondensation BEvaporation CPrecipitation DTranspiration

8) What is the cause of rising temperatures of the Pacific that brings extreme weather conditions?

AEl Nino BGulf stream CLa Nina DWarm front

9) Why is there more precipitation at the equator?

Athe equator has higher temperatures means more evaporation Bwarmer temps. mean a decrease in evaporation Cthe equator has very little wind Dthe equator has extreme winds

10) What other weather condition is most likely affected by rainfall during the summer in NC?

AWind speed BFog CWind direction DHumidity

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