*Atmosphere & Weather Vocabulary

A large mass of air that has similar temperature and humidity throughout

• front
• air pressure
• weather
• air mass

Answer explanation

Jupiter is a gas giant made primarily of hydrogen and helium. Unlike terrestrial planets that have solid surfaces, gas giants like Jupiter don't have a well-defined solid surface, allowing them to accumulate more mass in a gaseous form. This composition has allowed Jupiter to grow significantly larger than planets with solid surfaces.

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The force of air pushing down on a given area.

• atmosphere
• air pressure
• Coriolis effect
• ozone

The layer of gasses that surrounds a planet.

• atmosphere
• air pressure
• Coriolis effect
• ozone

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A front in which a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass upward.

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front

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Dry air masses that form over land

• Continental air mass
• Maritime Air Mass
• polar air masses
• tropical air masses

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circulating air turns toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere due to Earth’s rotation

• atmosphere
• air pressure
• Coriolis effect
• ozone

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the boundary where air masses meet

• air pressure
• weather
• front
• ozone

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winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances

• land breeze
• global winds
• local winds
• Sea Breeze

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The trapping of heat by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere; moderates temperatures.

• radiation
• Pressure
• ozone
• Greenhouse effect

A wind that blows from land to sea in when the ocean is warmer than the land

• global winds
• local winds
• Sea Breeze
• land breeze

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