Answer the question. Choose one answer choice ———————
1. Which of the following does NOT determine local weather patterns?

Answer choices:
-The cycle of water between the ocean and the atmosphere
-How masses of circulating water in the atmosphere affect each other
-The temperature of the oceans
-The temperature in outer space

2. What is the correct name for circulating storms with winds over 74 mph in the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer choices:
-Tropical Storms
-Hurricanes
-Typhoons
-Cyclones

3. Which of the follow is NOT a factor that is required for the formation of hurricanes?

Answer choices:
-Very high winds in the upper atmosphere
-Ocean temperature of at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit
-Low winds in the upper atmosphere
-Warm, moist air

4. Why do the Atlantic hurricanes typically form during the summer months?

Answer choices
-The trade winds push small storms out to sea.
-The temperature of the ocean is over 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
-Small storms gain energy as they move out to sea.
-All of the above

5. Which of the following would NOT cause the breakup of a hurricane?

Answer choices:
-The hurricane moving to sea from West Africa
-The hurricane moving over land
- If there were very high winds at high altitudes
-The hurricane moving over cooler water