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 rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.