Consider the following statements with refrence to Jet streams 1 It is fast flowing air currents in ...........

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Consider the following statements with refrence to Jet streams:

1. It is fast flowing air currents in the atmospheres of Earth.

2. The strongest jet streams are the subtropical jets.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow, meandering air currents in the atmospheres of some planets, including Earth. On Earth, the main jet streams are located near the altitude of the tropopause and are westerly winds (flowing west to east). The strongest jet streams are the polar jets, at 9–12 km above sea level, and the higher altitude and somewhat weaker subtropical jets at 10–16 km.