OCCLUDED and STATIONARY FRONTS

OCCLUDED and STATIONARY FRONTS

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Poll

What do warm and cold fronts have in common? (choose 2)

• the cold air rises

• the warm air rises

• there are often clouds and precipitation

• a sunny day will occur when the front is present

Multiple Choice

In an Occluded Front,

• a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses

• a cold air mass gets caught between two warm air masses

• there is only cold air

Multiple Choice

In an occluded front

• warm air is pushed higher by cold air

• cold air is pushed higher by warm air

• the air clashes and doesn't move

Multiple Choice

What happens when warm air rises?

• it warms up, causing more evaporation

• it cools down, and can't hold as much moisture

Multiple Choice

what type of weather can occur at an occluded front?

• clouds, rain, and wind

• only sunny skies

Multiple Choice

Which symbol is an occluded front?

Stationary Fronts

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Multiple Choice

Which symbol represents a stationary front?

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Stationary Fronts

• Warm air mass is stronger

• Cold Air Mass is stronger

• Neither is stronger, so it doesn't move

Multiple Choice

Stationary fronts

• are always sunny

• are always very rainy

• sometimes foggy or cloudy and sometimes rainy

Multiple Choice

Stationary fronts can bring a lot of precipitation because

• it can stay over one area for a long time

• the warm air rises faster over the cold air