What is Acid Rain?

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

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

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

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

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

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

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