What is Air Mass?

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...