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The collision of air masses, also known as fronts, creates a thunderstorm.
This is because, when two large masses of warm, moist air collide, one of them is forced upwards. As it rises, it cools, causing the water vapour to condense into clouds. If the updraft continues, the cloud mass will expand, continuing to rise up into the troposphere, and causing the formation of large raindrops or ice crystals. These then become too large and fall back down at high speed, dragging the air with them, thus creating a massive downdraft, which then results in powerful, gusting winds.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoThey form a "weather front" along the boundary. This can be a warm or cold front, and in some cases is called a stationary front when the boundary does not change appreciably but air moves along both sides.
The Cold Air mass subsides beneath the Warm Air mass, while the Warm Air mass is elevated by the Cold Air mass.
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∙ 12y agoThe cooler Air Mass [is or] becomes subsided, and is also somewhat compressed, as it is forced to 'pass' underneath it. Warm Air Supersedes - in terms of preference for Altitude - Cold Air.
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∙ 11y agoYou get a front, which can become a focus for unsettled weather.
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∙ 11y agoa powerful storm!
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What type of storm comes when warm air masses and cold air masses collide?
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What is produced when two Masses collide?
when two air masses collide it will produce weather changes such as wind, clouds, rain , snow, or tornadoes
When two air masses collide the formation called?
A front
When two air masses collide the formation is called?
A front
How does the atmosphere circulate as air masses?
The atmosphere moves in masses. When two masses collide they are called fronts. When a cold air mass goes into the land occupied by a warm mass it makes a cold front. The opposite makes a warm mass.
When two different air masses collide forms a?
When two different air masses collide they form a cloud.
Is produced when two air masses collide?
when two air masses collide it will produce weather changes such as wind, clouds, rain , snow, or tornadoes
What type of storm comes when warm air masses and cold air masses collide?
kkk
What is produced when two Masses collide?
when two air masses collide it will produce weather changes such as wind, clouds, rain , snow, or tornadoes
What is produced when two air masses collide?
when two air masses collide it will produce weather changes such as wind, clouds, rain , snow, or tornadoes
When two air masses collide the formation called?
A front
When two air masses collide the formation is called?
A front
When two air masses collide the formation is called what?
A front
What occurs when small particles collide and stick together to form larger masses?
accretion
When hail occurs what is going on with the air masses?
i think that the air masses change.
When air masses collide and don't move anywhere what is it called?
Stationary Front
When two air masses collide the formation is called a .?
It makes a weather front.
