5.8 Flashcards
Front
the boundary between different air masses.
Stationary front
The boundary produced when a cool air mass and a warm air mass meet and neither is capable of pushing each other.
Cold front
The boundary produced when cold air pushes under warm air
Warm front
The boundary produced when warm air pushes up and over cool air.
Occluded front
The boundary produced when a cold air mass pushes cool air up and over warm air.
Fronts are produced at the boundary of air masses. What type of weather is usually associated with a passing of a cold front?
Cloudy, rainy and colder.
What type of weather is associated with a warm front?
Warm ,cloudless and sunny
What type of air pressure develops along fronts
Low airbpressure
What can happen in a cold front?
Sometimes hail, sleet snow or rain.
