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mccormick atmospere chapter 11 sect 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| density | mass per unit volume |
| Coriolis effect | causes moving air and water to turn left in hte southern hemisphere and to turn right in the northern hemisphere due to the Earth's rotation |
| jet stream | narrow belt of strong winds that blows near the top of hte troposphere |
| sea breeze | movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise |
| land breeze | movement of air from land to sea at night, created when cooler, denser air from the land forces up warmer air over the sea |