Jet Stream and Gulf Stream

Ocean Currents play a role in determining climate.

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Airplanes may sometimes use the jet stream to travel faster and to use less fuel.

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The two jet streams that exist in the Americas are the Polar Jet Stream and the Sub-Tropical Jet Stream.

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The Sub-Tropical Jet Stream will impact our weather in North Carolina.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cool air will stay south of the jet stream and the warm air will stay north of the jet stream.

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Areas of low air pressure form in the troughs or dips in the jet stream.

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Areas of high air pressure form in the humps or the upper ridges of the jet stream.

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The jet stream pulls weather systems through the United States and may bring rain to the areas of the United States.

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The jet stream always moves west to east.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ocean currents play a role in determining climate.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6