The ultimate cause of jet streams is

a. ?the fact that water can exist in all three phases at once.
b. ?ultraviolet energy from the Sun.
c. ?the energy imbalance between high and low latitudes.
d. ?the instream of cold waters from the poles.
e. ?global warming.


ANSWER: c

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