Weather and Water

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What is a warm front?

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A warm front is a boundary where a warm air mass overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass.

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What is a cold front?

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A cold front is a boundary where a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass, represented by blue triangles on weather maps.

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What is a stationary front?

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A stationary front is a boundary where two air masses meet and neither is strong enough to replace the other.

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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, lifting the warm air mass off the ground.

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What is climate?

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Climate is the average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.

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What is weather?

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Weather refers to the short-term atmospheric conditions in a specific place at a specific time.

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

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Weather is short-term and can change daily, while climate is the long-term average of weather conditions.

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What are air masses?

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Air masses are large bodies of air that have uniform temperature and humidity characteristics.

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What is a front in meteorology?

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A front is the boundary where two unlike air masses meet.

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What symbol represents a warm front on a weather map?

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A warm front is represented by a red line with semicircles.