Weather Fronts and Air Mass

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Rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a  .....

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cold front

Front

When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?

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warm front

Front

What type of storm front is this?

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cold front

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What is a front? Options: where warm air is cooling at earth's surface, a line where hot and cold air are separating, a line where two different air masses meet, where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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a line where two different air masses meet

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A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?

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rain and/or thunderstorms

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When a cold front or a warm front stays in place for several days without invading another front, it is called a ______.

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stationary front

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What type of storm front is this?

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Warm Front

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What type of cloud produces most thunderstorms? Options: cumulonimbus, Altostratus, Stratus, Cirrus

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cumulonimbus

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Which front produces cumulonimbus clouds? Options: cold front, warm front, stationary front, occluded front

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cold front

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Which front produces stratus clouds? Options: cold front, warm front, stationary front, occluded front

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warm front