What is Precipitation?
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
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The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...
A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...