Jet Streams

What is the jet stream?

• Precipitation in North Carolina
• Weather over a long period of time
• Strong winds above the Earth's surface
• Football flying over the Earth

What flows does the Jet Stream have?

• West to East
• West to South
• North to West 
• South to East

How does the jet stream affect the weather?

• The jet stream transports weather systems that affect us.
• The jet stream does not affect the weather.
• The jet stream releases oxygen so we can breathe.
• The jet stream brings only bad weather.

Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?

• between a boundary of cold air and a boundary of warm air
• between two boundaries of hot air
• no pattern
• between two boundaries of cold air

Which has the greatest affect on the movement of the jet stream?

• differences in air temperatures
• amount of precipitation
• size of clouds
• The jet stream does what it wants.

On a given day, which most affects the amount of rainfall an area is expected to receive?

• Climate
• Jet Stream
• Rain
• Wind Speed