What is Lightning?
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
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An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.