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Regions of cold heavy air are called highs. As cool air moves under warm air, the warm air is pushed upward.
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What are the regions of cold and heavy air called?
either its highs or lows... sorry if tht doesnt help
Is Warm air heavier or cold air?
cold air is heavier than the warm air warm air has low water so it is hot and low heavy but cold air has a lot of water so it cold and heavy
Air mass that forms over a cold region is called?
Air masses that are cold and forms over polar regions is polar. A cold front occurs when a cold air mass meets and displaces a warm air mass. A front that forms when a warm air mass is trapped between cold air masses and forced to rise is called a occluded front.
What is heavy dense air that sinks?
cold air.
Do regions of cold are have low air pressure?
yes.
What kind of weather do continental polar air bring us in the winter?
Continental polar air masses originate over the inlands regions of Alaska and Canada. Although this air is usually just cold and dry, in some regions it can create precipitation. For example, if cP air passes over the Great Lakes in the late fall when the winter is still warm, the cold, dry air picks up moisture from the lakes, then deposits the moisture downwind from the lakes as heavy snow, called lake-effect snow.
How are snowstorms formed?
Snowstorms happen when a mass of very cold air moves away from the polar regions. ... This causes a huge cloud bank to form, leading to heavy snowfall
What kind of weather is heavy dense air that sinks?
Cold air
What fronts occur when heavy cold air displaces lighter warm air and pushing it upward?
Cold front.
What is the precipitation at a cold front like?
A cold front brings in cold air. The cold air causes warm air to rise quickly. The rising air forms cumulus clouds. There is often heavy precipitation at a cold front.
When a cold air mass moves into an area where a cold air mass is located it is called?
it is called a cold front
There is little vertical air movement in the because of the cold heavy air at the bottom of the layer?
stratosphere.
