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What is Katabatic Wind?

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

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In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

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A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

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