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What is a front in an air mass?

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11y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

A front marks the boundary between air masses with different characteristics.

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What is the name for a large body of air?

This forms a front it can be a cold or warm front


What type of front when cool air cold air and warm air meet?

It depends on which air mass replaces which in the area. If a cold air mass advances and pushes a warm air mass away, the result is a cold front. When a cold air mass retreats and is replaced by a warm air mass, the result is a warm front. When the two air masses meet and neither advances, the result is a stationary front.


What front is produced when a warm air mass moves into an area with a cold air mass?

warm front


What forms when a cool and warm air masses meet?

A front forms. The type of front depends on which air mass is advancing. If the cool air mass advances, it is a cold front. If a warm air mass advances, it is a warm front. If neither advances, it is a stationary front.


What is the separating of a cold air mass and a warm air mass?

a front


What is a hot front and a cold front?

a cold front is a boundry of advancing mass of colled air a warm front is the oppposite its a mass of warm air


When a cold air mass catches up to a warm air mass its called a what?

When a cold FRONT catches up to a warm FRONT it is called an occluded front.When a cold AIR MASS displaces a warmer AIR MASS it is a cold front.Occluded front


What kind of front is formed when a cool air mass displaces a warm air mass?

A cold front is formed when a cool air mass displaces a warm air mass. Cold fronts typically bring cooler temperatures, thunderstorms, and sometimes severe weather as the denser cool air displaces the warm air along the front.


What type of front may form when air cold air and warm air meet?

It depends on which air mass replaces which in the area. If a cold air mass advances and pushes a warm air mass away, the result is a cold front. When a cold air mass retreats and is replaced by a warm air mass, the result is a warm front. When the two air masses meet and neither advances, the result is a stationary front.


Is the leading edge of an air mass called a front?

The leading edge of a mass of air with certain, uniform moisture and temperature characteristics is called a front. i.e. The leading edge of a relatively warm air mass is called a warm front. The leading edge of a cooler air mass is called a cold front.


How does air mass effect cold front?

When the cold front comes, the air mass gets lighter and thinner.


When a warm air mass moves into an area where a cold air mass is located it is called?

When a warm air mass moves into an area where a cold air mass is located, it is called a warm front. At a warm front, the warm air mass rises over the cold air mass, leading to gradual temperature increases and cloud formation.