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What is a jet stream?
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Answer:

Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow, meandering air currents in the atmospheres of some planets, including Earth.

Step-by-step explanation:

The jet stream flows high overhead and causes changes in the wind and pressure at that level.

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Narrow bands of strong wind that generally blow from west to east all across the globe.

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