Geography: Climate · Class 9 · CBSE Social Science
What are jet streams?
Practice question from Geography: Climate (Class 9 · CBSE Social Science), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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What are jet streams?
- A.Surface winds blowing from sea to land during summer
- B.A narrow belt of high-altitude westerly winds in the troposphereCorrect answer
- C.Local hot and dry winds blowing in northern India during summer
- D.Ocean currents responsible for regulating coastal temperatures
Solution
Jet streams are a narrow belt of high-altitude westerly winds in the troposphere with speeds varying from 110 km/h in winter to 184 km/h in summer.
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