What is Conduction?
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when energy is transferred from molecule to molecule.
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A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...