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Why does cold air always chase warm air?
Cold air is denser than warm air, so it tends to sink and move underneath the warmer, lighter air. This creates a pressure difference that causes the cold air to push the warm air out of the way as it moves. This process is known as cold air chasing warm air.
What will happen when cold air and warm are added to the same container?
when cold and warm air are added in the same container it causes water.
Is cold or warm air better for your body?
warm. because cold air causes ur muscles to contrast and it also doesnt take as long to warm up in warm as it would in cold
What is less dense warm air or cold air?
Warm air is less dense (lighter) than cold air..that is why warm air rises and cold air settles
What are the four types of fronts?
Cold Front-When a fast moving cold air mass runs into a slowly moving warm air mass Warm Front-A fast moving warm air mass collides with a slow moving cold air mass Stationary Front-When a cold and a warm air mass meet, but neither one has enough force to move the other Occluded Front-When a warm air was is caught between two cold air masses
Why does cold air tend to flow under warm air?
Cold air is denser than warm air, so it sinks below warm air due to gravity. This sinking motion causes cold air to flow under warm air, leading to the familiar pattern of cold air near the ground and warm air above it.
What term is true about warm air?
Warm air is less dense than cold air, which causes it to rise. This can lead to the formation of clouds and precipitation as the warm air cools and condenses. Warm air can also hold more moisture than cold air.
Convection currents form when warm air rises and cold air sinks. What causes the warm air to rise and the cold air to sink?
Warm air rises because it is less dense than cold air, due to the expansion of its molecules. Cold air sinks because it is more dense than warm air, as its molecules are more closely packed together. This movement creates convection currents as the warm air replaces the cold air.
What atmospheric condition causes a cold front?
A cold front forms when a cold air mass advances and replaces a warmer air mass. As the cold air moves into an area previously occupied by warm air, it pushes the warm air upward, creating instability and potentially leading to the development of thunderstorms and other severe weather.
Convection currents form when warm air rises and cold air sinks What causes the warm air to rise and the cold air to sink?
Warm air rises because it is less dense than cold air, creating an upward movement. As warm air rises, it cools down and becomes denser, then sinks back down. This cycle of warm air rising and cold air sinking creates convection currents.
Why are thunderstorms often assocciated with the arrival of a moving cold front?
The warm air mass carries warm moist air. The cold front brings cold, dense air. Because this cold air is denser, as it ploughs through the warm moist air it forces it upwards. This warm moist air being pushed up at speed is what causes cumulonimbus clouds to form along the cold front, and hence thunderstorms.
What causes vortex to form?
when a cold air front meets a warm air front
