| Cold Fronts | Warm Fronts | Stationary Fronts | Occluded Front | Extra Questions |
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What happens to the temperature in a cold front?
It gets colder
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What is the symbol that represents warm fronts?
A red circle
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How much does a stationary front move?
A very little amount
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What symbol represents an occluded front?
Pink circles and triangles
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Which front is considered to be the most complex?
An occluded front
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What type of pressure does a cold front have?
High pressure
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What is the pressure in a warm front?
Low pressure
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What symbol represents stationary fronts?
A combination of red and blue circles
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What happens to the temperature in an occluded front?
It usually changes very little.
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What is a weather front?
The movement of warm and cold air masses.
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What symbol is used to represent a cold front?
A blue triangle
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What direction do warm fronts travel?
Northeast to southwest
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What happens to the temperature when there's a stationary front?
It is cold on one side of the front and warm on the other
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How much precipitation is in an occluded front?
It is usually light to heavy until after the front passes, then it becomes clearer
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Which weather front is known for having the most violent weather?
A cold front
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What direction do cold fronts move?
Northwest to southeast
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How much precipitation is in a warm front?
A low to moderate amount.
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What direction do winds blow in relation to a stationary front?
Winds usually blow parallel to a stationary front
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Where do occluded fronts usually form?
Low pressure areas
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Which front usually has the most calm weather?
A stationary front
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What happens to the air to cause a cold front?
Cold air moves to warm air area, pushing the warm air up
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What happens to the air to cause a warm front?
Warm air moves to an area with cold air and moves above to cold air
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What happens to the air to cause a stationary front?
A cold air mass and a warm air mass come together and stop moving once they reach each other.
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What happens to the air to cause an occluded front?
A warm front gets caught in between a cold front and a cold air mass, then the warm and cold front go together.
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What is one thing all weather fronts have in common?
They all cause the formation of clouds.
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