Fronts Warm and Cold

What happens after a cold air mass passes through and area? paragraph 9

• It snows and stays for many days.

• Only cold weather forms in the area.

• Any rain stops. Dry, clear cool or cold weather follows.

• It rains or snows for many days.

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An air mass is a section of air with the same temperature. Knowing this, a front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

• a boundary where hot and cold air are separating

• a boundary where two different air masses meet

• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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What type of front is the starred city experiencing?

• cold front

• warm front

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During a cold front you are likely to experience...

• Thunderstorm

• Light drizzle

• Sunny Weather

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A warm front...

• replaces warm air with cool air

• replaces cool air with warm air

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Which front causes precipitation? (Check all that apply)

• Cold

• Warm

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what type of front brings big storms?

• Occluded

• Stationary

• Cold

• Warm

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An airmass is a body of air that has the same temperature. Knowing this, which air mass is more dense?

• a cold air mass

• a warm air mass

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Which type of front is pictured?

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Occluded front

• Stationary front

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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