5. True/False: Upper-level winds are westerly in both hemispheres. a. True b. Fa

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5. True/False: Upper-level winds are westerly in both hemispheres. a. True b. False 6. Using the three cell model, where should the Earth's deserts be located. a. At the equator b. At 30 deg N and 30 deg S c. At 60 deg N and 60 degS 7. Why does the location and strength of the jet stream change with the seasons? a. The location of the jet stream is dependent on ocean currents. b. The location of the jet stream is dependent on snow fall which changes with the seasons. The location of the jet stream is dependent on strong temperature gradients whith change with the seasons. c.

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1) True - werstelies mostly forms from the high-pressure areas in the subtropical highs and tend towards the poles.

  The winds are mostly from the southwest in the Northern Hemisphere and from the northwest in the Southern Hemisphere.

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