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Pbs Learning Media: Giving Rise to the Jet Stream

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This interactive activity from NOVA Online uses animation and graphics to offer a detailed explanation of the jet stream. A thorough account is given of the role played by the Sun's heat and Earth's shape and rotation, among other factors.

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jet stream, meteorological forces, polar front, polar front jet stream, pbs learningmedia: giving rise to the jet stream, teachers' domain, wgbh, jet streaks, subtropical jet streams, jet streams
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional