What is Barometer?

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

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

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

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