During a storm, the cloud becomes electrically charged due to intense movements of air and water or ice inside. This creates a separation of charges...
Hail forms when violent updrafts carry water droplets present in a thunderstorm cloud upwards, into the very cold part of the cloud. Up there, these...
The water molecule (H₂O) can be visualized in a V shape with the oxygen atom in the middle and a hydrogen atom at each end. This bent...
Thunderstorm clouds form when warm, moist air rises rapidly into the atmosphere. As it rises, this air cools, forming water droplets and ice crystals that...
The Earth orbits the Sun in a regular orbit. During this time, it passes each year through certain areas where many small debris left by...
Sunlight generally appears white to us, but it is actually made up of many different colors. Each color corresponds to a specific wavelength. When sunlight...
Thunder is caused by lightning. When a flash of lightning tears through the sky, it very abruptly heats the air around it (we're talking about...
At ground level, the wind is slowed down by friction against the terrain, whether caused by hills, buildings, trees, or even the natural roughness of...
Shooting stars are actually tiny rocky or metallic particles called meteoroids. They wander in space, usually coming from comets or asteroids, from which they break...
At high altitudes, the air becomes less dense, which simply means there are fewer oxygen molecules available with each breath. As a result, the lungs...
