The Northern Hemisphere polar jet stream ________.
A. flows rapidly eastward
B. lies above the boundary between the polar easterlies and the westerlies
C. alters the weather patterns at Earth's surface
D. All of these are correct.
E. None of these is correct.
Answer: D
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