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What causes air masses to move?

When prevailing westerlies shift directions and move toward the west.
Weather conditions change rapidly to produce storms.
A collision takes place between two natural wind patterns.
Long, narrow bands of wind blow in the upper atmosphere.

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Long, narrow bands of wind in the upper atmosphere (jet streams).

Jet streams and other large-scale winds steer air masses; pressure differences and the resulting winds (plus the Coriolis effect) are what make air masses move.