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What is Adiabatic?

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes in temperature due to adiabatic expansion and contraction occur with the increase and decrease of atmospheric pressure. The ascent and descent of an air parcel in the atmosphere are examples of this.

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A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

A storm characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder.

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

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

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...