Jet Streams Review

What causes jet streams?

• They are caused due to large thunderstorms.

• No one knows.

• They form when warm air meets cold air.

• Too many jets in the air at one time.

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What season do jet streams travel the fastest?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• The season doesn't impact jet stream speed.

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The polar jet stream brings cold air down toward the _______.

• North

• South

• East

• West

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Where are the subtropical jet streams located?

• Near the north and south poles.

• Near the equator.

• They go between the poles and the equator.

• There aren't any subtropical jet streams.

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What are jet streams?

• large bodies of air and water

• large bands of high speed winds form.

• air planes

• warm air molecules

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Where are Jet streams located?

• Approximately 15 miles above Earth's surface

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Space

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If a storm started in California, due to the jet stream, which direction would the storm eventually move?

• Towards the Pacific Ocean

• Towards North Carolina

• Towards Canada

• Towards the Gulf of Mexico

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Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?

• no pattern

• between a boundary of cold air and warm air

• between two boundaries of hot air

• between two boundaries of cold air

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What is the primary cause of jet streams?

• Earth's rotation

• Temperature differences between air masses

• Ocean currents

• Solar radiation

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In which layer of the Earth's atmosphere are jet streams primarily found?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

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