Air Mass - A large body of air that has the same temperature and moisture throughout., Convection Current - The transfer of heat by the circulation of a fluid or air., Air pressure - the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the earth., Atmosphere - A layer of air that surrounds Earth., Convection - Movement of air from areas of high pressure to low pressure., Coriolis Effect - how a moving object seems to veer toward the right in the Northern hemisphere and the left in the Southern hemisphere. This impacts ocean currents and wind directions., Jet Stream - Relatively narrow bands of strong wind in the upper levels of the atmosphere., Cold front - the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air, the particular the trailing edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system., High Pressure - a region where the atmospheric pressure at the surface of the planet is greater than its surrounding environment., Low Pressure - an area where air pressure is lower than it is in other areas surrounding it., Hurricane - A large rotating storm with high speed winds that forms over warm waters in tropical areas., Sea Breeze - A breeze blowing toward the land from the sea., Warm front - The boundary of an advancing mass of warm air., Wind - A current of Air,

Earth`s Atmosphere & Oceans Vocabulary

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