What is Barometer?

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

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

Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

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

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

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...