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When air rises in the atmosphere it decompresses and cools. This can cause moisture in the air to condense and form precipitation.

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How does frontal occur?

Warm air rises quicklier then cold air. When those two meet, the warmer and lighter air rises OVER the colder and heavier air. If the warm air rises the warm air coolsdown when it's very high, and then the warm air forms clouds. A front is the place where cold and warm air meets. Along fronts in Europe, there are found a lot of rain and clouds most of the time.


Do convection currents happen when cool air rises?

No. Convection occurs when warm air rises and cool air sinks. It is not limited to air, either, but can occur in virtually any liquid or gas.


What does warm air do?

Warm air rises,and then sinks when the air is cold.


When does a cold front occur?

A cold front occurs when a cold air and a cold air mass hits each other and the warm air rises


When air rises does it become warm?

It's the other way round - when air becomes warm, it rises.


What is the region of thunderstorms?

Thunderstorms occur when there is warm air that rises. This air must also be damp or moisturized. Therefore, areas that are warm and humid are usually where thunderstorms occur. (These places are most commonly found around the equator)


Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles creating?

Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles. Warm air expands and cool air contracts and compresses.


What happen to the air in the surrounding as warm air rises?

it gets warmer as it rises


What happens to the air in the surrounding as warm air rises?

it gets warmer as it rises


What happen to air in the surroundings as warm air rises?

it gets warmer as it rises


What happened to the air in the surroundings as warm air rises?

it gets warmer as it rises


Does warm air grow warm as it rises?

Lol, no it doesn't, ..it gets colder as it rises.