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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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Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure that bring hot, dry weather in the summer and cold fronts in the winter.