climate exam part 6

Question 1

wind

Answer 1

cool air moving from area of high atmospheric pressure to low

Question 2

jet stream

Answer 2

fast moving air in stratosphere

Question 3

Coriolis effect

Answer 3

the deflection of any object from a straight line path and is caused by the rotation of earth

Question 4

atmospheric pressure

Answer 4

the pressure exerted by the mass of air above any point on Earth’s surface