Weather Fronts & El Nino/La Nina
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What is a weather front?
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A boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, often associated with changes in weather.
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What is a cold front?
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A cold front occurs when a cold air mass pushes into a warmer air mass, leading to a drop in temperature and often causing precipitation.
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What is a warm front?
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A warm front occurs when a warm air mass moves over a cold air mass, leading to gradual warming and often resulting in prolonged precipitation.
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What is a stationary front?
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A stationary front occurs when two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to replace the other, leading to prolonged weather conditions.
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What is an occluded front?
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An occluded front occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front, causing complex weather patterns and often heavy precipitation.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is El Niño?
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El Niño is a climate pattern characterized by the warming of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, affecting global weather.
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What is La Niña?
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La Niña is a climate pattern characterized by cooler than average ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to opposite weather effects of El Niño.
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