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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The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....