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Which best explains the effect a tornado has on normal wind speed and directions?
a) a tornado does not affect wind speed or direction
b) a tornado increases wind speed and may change its direction
c) a tornado decreases wind speed and may change its direction
d) a tornado causes wind direction to reverse and may change its speed

Which is generally considered to be least important in determining the local weather conditions of an area?
a) landforms
b) wind speed
c) precipitation
d) temperature

Which conditions will result in high winds?
a) large differences in air pressure
b) heavy rains over several days
c) increase in evaporation rates
d) presence of cirrus clouds

Which will be the effect of a warm front moving into the area?
a) light precipitation will begin as the front arrives and remain after the front it gone
b) light precipitation will begin as the front arrives and clear after the front is gone
c) skies will clear as clouds are moved by the front and grow cloudy after the front is gone
d) skies will clear as clouds are moved by the front and remain clear after the front it gone

How would weather conditions in an area change if a high pressure system replaced a low pressure system?
a) the area would become more stormy and rainy
b) the area would become more humid and warmer
c) the area would become cooler with less humidity
d) the area would become warmer with strong winds

What type of weather is usually found in low pressure areas?
a) hot and dry
b) wet and stormy
c) cold and snowy
d) sunny and humid

Which type of air pressure causes a storm to form on a spring day?
a) low pressure, causing air to rise, cool, and form water droplets
b) high pressure, causing air to rise, cool, and form water droplets
c) low pressure, causing air to sink and bring water droplets to the ground
d) high pressure, causing air to sink and bring water droplets to the ground

How does the ocean affect the weather along the coast of North Carolina?
a) It causes less wind along the coastal areas than areas farther inland
b) it causes less severe weather along the coastal areas than areas farther inland
c) it causes less change in temperature along the coastal areas than areas farther inland
d) it causes more frequent changes in humidity along the coastal areas than areas farther inland

Which is most associated with a thunderstorm?
a) low air pressure
b) high air pressure
c) winds blowing from the west
d) winds blowing from the east

Which type of weather is most often produced by a low air pressure system?
a) cold
b) hot
c) rainy
d) sunny

Which has the greatest effect on the temperature of a region?
a) the amount of plants it has
b) the amount of rainfall it gets
c) the amount of humans it has
d) the amount of sunlight it gets

Which best explains why weather across the United States continually changes?
a) the movement of air from the Atlantic Ocean
b) the movement of high and low air pressure masses
c) the distance between the United States and the Equator
d) the distance between the Arctic Circle and the United States

When a low pressure system moves into North Carolina, which kind of weather will most likely occur?
a) cold and dry
b) fair and sunny
c) clear and humid
d) rainy and windy

Which best explains why wind occurs?
a) wind is produced by precipitation
b) wind is produced by tropical storms
c) wind is produced by differences in cloud cover
d) wind is produced by differences in air temperatures

Throughout the year, there is usually some wind blowing at the beach during the day and night. What is the cause of these winds?
a) air flowing down mountains to the ocean
b) differences in the humidity over land and ocean
c) differences in the temperature of land and ocean
d) air flowing from the upper parts of the atmosphere

Which condition is connected with rainy weather?
a) low temperatures
b) high temperatures
c) low air pressure systems
d) high air pressure systems

Which has the greatest effect on temperature in parts of the United States with a moderate climate?
a) geographic location
b) daily rainfall amounts
c) changes in humidity levels
d) number of large cities in the area

Low-pressure systems moving along the East Coast during winter months will have which effect?
a) low temperatures and clear skies
b) calm winds and heavy precipitation
c) increased wind speed and clear skies
d) increased wind speed and heavy precipitation

How do clouds usually affect daytime temperature?
a) clouds create fog, cooling the area beneath them
b) clouds absorb heat, warming the area beneath them
c) clouds reflect sunlight, cooling the area beneath them
d) clouds block colder high altitude air, warming the area beneath them

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