What Is the Cause- And- Effect Relationship Between the Pattern

question 21

Multiple Choice

What is the cause- and- effect relationship between the pattern of upper- level winds and surface low- and high- pressure systems?

• A) There is no strong or consistent relationship.
• B) Surface lows decrease upper level wind speeds, surface highs increase them.
• C) Surface systems depend primarily on wind speeds at upper levels.
• D) Upper level wind patterns strongly control the origin and development of surface systems.
• E) Surface systems control the upper level wind patterns.

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