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What is Atmosphere?

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

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A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

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

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

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

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

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