What is a front?
How many air masses meet to cause each kind of front?
2
Which kind of front causes very little change to the weather
A stationary front
After a warm front passes, what happens to the air temperature?
As the warm air rises, it cools & high cirrus clouds form. Long steady precipitation follows. Clearing & warm temperatures.
What usually happens after a cold front has come through?
Gusty winds, rain & cloudy skies & cold air move sin
What causes changes in the weather?
The movement of cold and warm air fronts
How does a cold front form?
When a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass.
How does a warm front form?
When warm air pushes over a cooler air mass
Name 3 kinds of fronts
cold, warm & stationary
stationary front
forms when 2 air masses meet and stay in one place for a while
warm front
forward edge of a warm air mass
Warm air moves more (slowly/quickly) than a cold front
slowly
cold front
the forward edge of a cold air mass
front
the surface between different air masses