Exercise
Introduction to Weather Fronts
Learn what happens when different air masses meet to create weather fronts. Understand the basic boundaries formed where warm and cold air masses collide.
Questions
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What is a weather front?
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What usually occurs along weather fronts?
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Why do air masses not mix easily when they meet at a front?
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Why does warm air rise above cold air when two air masses collide?
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How are fronts shown on a weather map?
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How many main types of weather fronts are usually studied?
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Which air mass remains closer to the ground at a weather front?
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What happens to atmospheric pressure as a front approaches an area?
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What happens to moisture in rising warm air at a front?
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What is a sudden shift in wind direction as a front passes called?
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Which weather instrument measures the pressure drop caused by an approaching front?
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Fronts are almost always connected to which pressure system?