Jet streams
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Science
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6th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Annette Miller
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How are Jet streams formed?
Back
They form where large temperature differences exist in the atmosphere.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The jet streams help jets move from what?
Back
move from east to west
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What causes Jet Streams?
Back
Jet streams form when warm air masses meet cold air masses in the atmosphere.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why is an airplane slower when flying from west to east?
Back
Because the jet streams are from east to west and they are faster that way.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are Jet Streams?
Back
a narrow variable band of very strong predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles above the earth. There are typically two or three jet streams in each of the hemispheres
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Predominantly
Back
Mainly, for the most part
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