All about Earth and weather terms. Biosphere, hurricanes, lightning, ozone layer, snow, temperature, thunder, tornadoes, tsunamis, weather, and other Earth and weather terms.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Lightning
Lightning is a discharge of electricity from clouds, accompanied by thunder, which occurs during thunderstorms.
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Fog
Fog is a thick cloud that contains very small water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the ground. Fog reduces visibility.
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Freezing drizzle
Freezing drizzle is drizzle that falls as liquid then freezes upon hitting the ground.
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Supercooling
Supercooling means to cool a liquid below its normal freezing point without becoming a solid.
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Freezing rain
Freezing rain is rain that falls as liquid then freezes upon hitting the ground.
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Hail
Hail is precipitation that falls as irregular balls of ice.
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