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How does cirrostratus cloud form?
when cold air and warm air fall into each others place
Does a tornado occur when warm and cold air masses meet?
Not necessarily. A collision of warm and cold air will often produce thunderstorms, but other conditions are needed for those storms to produce tornadoes. Additionally, tornadoes can form from thunderstorms produced by other circumstances.
Describe the four major types of fronts?
1) Warm front - warm air mass replacing a cold air mass at ground level. Typically shifts wind southeasterly to southwesterly. 2) Cold front - Cold air replacing warm air at ground level. Tyoically shifts southwesterly to northwesterly 3) Stationary front - Equal amount of energy between warm and cold air masses creating a "stalemate".
Where does the hot air and cold air come from in a tornado?
Warm anc cold air colliding are not a direct cause of tornadoes, but they can be a step in the process. where they come from depends on the region the weater system is in. But normally the warm air comes from a warm part of the ocean while the cold air comes from a cold region. In the Central United States, for example, the warm air comes from the Gulf of Mexico while the cold air comes from Canada.
What happens when a cold air mass meets warm air mass?
A warm front forms.
Will a warm front overtake a cold front?
Yes, a warm front can overtake a cold front in a process known as "occlusion." In this situation, the warm air moves up and overtakes the cold front, leading to a combination of the two fronts and the formation of an occluded front.
When forms when cold and warm air cannot overtake each other?
When a front forms, cold and warm air masses meet and neither can easily displace the other due to differences in density and temperature. This can lead to changes in weather patterns, such as precipitation and storm development along the boundary between the two air masses.
How does tornadoes evolve?
The warm and the cold air collide violently with each other
What is the weather pattern called when cold and warm cannot overtake each other?
This weather pattern is called a temperature inversion. In a temperature inversion, a layer of warm air traps a layer of cold air beneath it, preventing the warmer air from rising and mixing with the cooler air. This can result in stable atmospheric conditions with little wind and poor air quality.
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
What are the similarities of warm and cold blooded animals?
Cold Blooded and Warm blooded animals have a common trait with each other, they both have red blood
What are the differences between a cold and warm fronts?
A warm front is a front that is created when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet but do not mix. The warm air mass slowly moves and catches up to the cold air mass and slowly crashes into it, then the warm air mass rises and rains. After a little while the air masses go away from each other. A cold front is created when a fast moving cold air mass colides with a slow moving warm air mass, the warm air mass rises, rains, and they go away from each other eventually.
When a cold front and warm front meet and cannot push each other away a ---------- front forms?
Stationary
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass stall next to each other its called a what?
A stationary front.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass stall next to each other its called what?
A stationary front.
When a warm air mass and cold air mass stall next to each other it's called a what?
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass stall next to each other, it is called a stationary front. This can lead to prolonged periods of unsettled weather and precipitation.
What type of front occurs when warm air and cold air are next to each other but are at standstill?
A stationary front
