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I call huge masses of rapidly moving air miles above the Earth's surface the Jet Streams.

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List the layers of the atmosphere in order moving up from earths surface?

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The continent that is moving significantly more slowly than the others is Antarctica. It has been described as the slowest moving continent due to its unique position and the way it is situated on the Earth's surface.


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The atmosphere balances the unequal heating of Earth's surface by moving air through convection currents. These currents transfer heat from warmer regions to cooler regions, helping to regulate temperature gradients and create more stable climate conditions.


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Air masses move from west to east primarily due to the Earth's rotation. This rotation causes the Coriolis effect, which deflects moving air to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. As a result, air masses tend to move from west to east on a global scale.