Weather Fronts

Weather Fronts

By Kristen Yarka

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What type of storm front is this? 

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

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A front is

• 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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_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink

• cold
• warm
• moist
• dry

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Which type of front is pictured?

• Cold front
• Warm front
• Occluded front
• Stationary front

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What symbol is this?

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

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The symbol on a weather map for a cold front is what?

• a line with triangles on it
• a line with semi-circles on it
• a line with squares on it
• a line with circles on it

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If an air mass is sinking, it must be

• cold and less dense
• cold and more dense
• warm and more dense
• warm and less dense

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When two air masses meet, what happens?

• The weather changes and precipitation usually occurs.
• wind
• water
• volcano

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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 ______. 

• stationary front 
•  cold front 
• occluded front
• warm front 

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This is the symbol for which type of front?

• cold front
• warm front
• stationary front
• occluded front

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When a warm front occurs, what type of weather does it bring?

• thunderstorms

• warm and clear

• hail

• clouds and long rains

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Which front is there little movement?

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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What kind of front results in thunderstorms?

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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Which front is in this picture?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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What is the name this front?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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What type of front is over Texas?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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What type of front is over Ohio?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Occluded front

• Stationary Front

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When a warm front occurs, what type of weather does it bring?

• thunderstorms

• warm and clear

• hail

• clouds and long rains

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Which front is there little movement?

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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What happens when two air masses meet?

• a hurricane occurs

• a dog barks

• a front is created

• warm air enters

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What kind of front results in thunderstorms?

• warm front

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

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Which front is in this picture?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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What is the name this front?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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Which front does this show?

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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An air mass has similar

• temperature and moisture

• cold and wind

• rain and temperature

• warm and dry

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What type of front is over Texas?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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What type of front is over Ohio?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Occluded front

• Stationary Front

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What causes global convection currents

• Forests

• greenhouse gases

• more land forms

• uneven heating of the Earth's surface

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Low Pressures are associated with what type of weather

• fair weather

• cold weather

• warm weather

• rainy weather

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Which one shows a warm front?