A large scale vertical downward motion in the atmosphere is a ________.
A) wind
B) tornado
C) front
D) subsidence
E) Coriolis effect

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A large scale vertical downward motion in the atmosphere is called subsidence. Wind refers to the movement of air horizontally from high to low pressure. A tornado is a rapidly rotating column of air that reaches the ground from a thunderstorm cloud. A front is a boundary between two air masses with different properties. The Coriolis effect is the apparent deflection of objects (including air) moving in a straight path relative to the Earth's surface due to the Earth's rotation.

A Large Scale Vertical Downward Motion in the Atmosphere Is