Environmental Chemistry Ques 26

Question: Which of the following best describes “jet streams”?

Options:

A) Wind system with seas and reversal of direction.

B) Wind blowing from sub-tropical high pressure belts towards the tropical low pressure belts.

C) Narrow meandering bands of winds which blow in mid latitude near the tropopause and encircle the globe.

D) Winds blowing from the tropical high pressure belts towards the equatorial low pressure belts.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C