What does a cold front represent on a weather map?
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A cold front represents a boundary where a cold air mass is moving in and displacing a warm air mass.
2.
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What type of air is associated with low pressure?
Back
Humid air is associated with low pressure.
3.
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What does lighter, rising air indicate about pressure?
Back
Lighter, rising air indicates low pressure.
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What happens when a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet but neither has enough force to move the other?
Back
This situation is represented by a stationary front on a weather map.
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How do scientists indicate the direction of a front on a weather map?
Back
Scientists use a curved line to show a front, with symbols (triangles or half circles) facing the direction the front is moving.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a warm front?
Back
A warm front is a boundary where a warm air mass is moving in and displacing a cold air mass.
7.
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Front
What is an occluded front?
Back
An occluded front occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air mass off the ground.
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