Weather Fronts

What are weather fronts?

• Boundaries between two different air masses

• Types of clouds

• Forms of precipitation

• Types of winds

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What role do weather fronts play in weather conditions?

• They determine local weather conditions

• They create ocean currents

• They influence the Earth's rotation

• They cause earthquakes

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Which type of weather front is associated with a boundary that does not move?

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

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What type of weather front is formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front?

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

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Which type of weather front is typically associated with warmer temperatures?

• Cold

• Warm

• Stationary

• Occluded

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What is the main influence of weather fronts on weather?

• They create weather patterns

• They change the Earth's orbit

• They affect the moon's phases

• They determine the length of seasons

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What is the effect of an occluded front on weather?

• It often leads to complex weather patterns

• It causes clear skies

• It results in high temperatures

• It creates strong winds

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What occurs when a cold air mass pushes into a warmer air mass?

• A heat wave

• A cold front

• A hurricane

• A tornado

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How do cold fronts typically move?

• Slowly

• Quickly

• Stationary

• Erratically

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Why is understanding the behavior of warm fronts important?

• For predicting earthquakes

• For predicting rain

• For predicting wind speed

• For predicting snowfall

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