Weather Practice EOG Questions
1. Why do winds change during the day and
night near a beach?
A. The warm air over land sinks and stays
there
B. The warm air over water sinks and stays
there
C. The temperature over air and the land
change
D. Cool air sinks over the land and stays
there
2. How does air move?
A. Warm air rises and cool air sinks
B. Warm air sinks and cool air rises
3. What kind of weather would you expect in a
low pressure system?
A. Warm temperatures
B. Cool temperatures
C. Clear conditions
D. Cloudy conditions
4. What kind of weather would you expect in a
low pressure system?
A. Rain
B. Clear skies
5. What kind of weather would you expect in a
high pressure system?
A. Warm temperatures
B. Cool temperatures
C. Clear conditions
D. Cloudy conditions
9. Why do we have winds on Earth?
A. Because of the trade winds
B. Because of earth’s orbit around the Sun
C. Because earth receives the sun's rays
unevenly
10. Which has the greatest effect on wind
speed?
A. Wind direction
B. Air pressure
C. Precipitation
D. Location
11. What kind of season would you experience
in the northern hemisphere in December?
A. Winter
B. Summer
C. Fall
D. Spring
12. What kind of season would you experience
in the southern hemisphere in December?
A. Winter
B. Summer
C. Fall
D. Spring
13. Which characteristic best describes the
jet stream?
A. Rotates air in a high pressure system
B. It separates air from the equator
C. It forms a boundary between cold and warm
air masses
D. It is the air around a tornado funnel
6. What kind of weather would you expect in a
high pressure system?
A. Rain
B. Clear skies
14. Which of the below best describes El
Niño's impact on the earth?
A. Strong winds
B. Cold, icy conditions
C. Droughts, flooding, warmer ocean
temperatures
7. How do air masses move across the US?
A. The trade winds move the air masses from
west to east
B. The jet stream moves air masses from west
to east
C. The trade winds move the air masses from
the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
D. The Gulf Stream air moves around the Gulf
of Mexico
15. How is
jet stream
A. NC will
B. NC will
C. NC will
D. NC will
North Carolina affected when the
is above the state?
have warmer weather
have colder weather
have tropical weather
have mild weather
16. How is
jet stream
A. NC will
B. NC will
C. NC will
D. NC will
North Carolina affected when the
is below the state?
have warmer weather
have colder weather
have tropical weather
have mild weather
8. How does wind move?
A. From area of high pressure to low pressure
B. From areas of low pressure to high
pressure
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