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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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An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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

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

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...