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Warm air masses are caused by the sun heating one part of the surface more than other areas.

A front is a boundary between different air masses. A warm front occurs when a warm air mass plows into a cooler one. Normally they form when a low pressure system (which rotates counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere or clockwise in the southern) pulls warm air up from lower latitudes, forming a warm front along the eastern flank.

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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


Which type of front usually causes the most violent weather?

A cold front typically causes the most violent weather as it occurs when cold air advances and displaces warm air, resulting in strong thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail, and sometimes tornadoes. The rapid lifting of warm air along a cold front creates instability in the atmosphere, leading to severe weather.


What kind of front is created when a cold front overtakes a warm front?

It's an occluded front.occluded front.When a cold front overtakes a warm front, the warm air mass is lifted entirely off the ground and an occluded front forms.This is an occluded front.An occluded front occurs


What type of front is only associated with a mature mid-latitude cyclone?

An occluded front is the type of front that is only associated with a mature mid-latitude cyclone. It forms when the cold front of a cyclone catches up to the warm front, lifting the warm air mass above the cooler air mass, creating a mix of both cold and warm characteristics.


What direction does a cold front go when it moves into a warm front?

When a cold front moves into a warm front, it typically undercuts the warm front and forces it aloft, resulting in the warm front being lifted off the ground. This process can lead to the formation of a stationary front or occluded front.

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How is the stationary front similar to a cold front and warm front?

They are both fronts.


What does a warm front often produce that causes an increase in temperature?

A warm front can produce rain or precipitation that causes an increase in temperature. As the warm air replaces the colder air mass, it can lead to a rise in temperature due to the warm air circulating in the region.


What type of front must there be for a flood to occur?

A cold front as this causes a lot of rain in a short period of time. A warm front causes light rain for days at a time.


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


In which type of front is the flow of air on both sides of front almost parallel to the line of the front?

A warm front ^wrong answer^


Which type of front is the flow of air on both sides of the front almost parallel to the line of the front?

A warm front ^wrong answer^


What causes a warm sensation from the knees down in both legs?

poor circulation


What is an occlude front?

A cold front normally moves at twice the speed of a warm front. An occluded front forms when a cold front catches up with a warm front. Occluded fronts are of two types:1. Cold occlusion : If the airmass of the advancing cold front is colder than the cool airmass of the warm front, the advancing cold front undercuts and lifts both the warm and cool airmass of the warm front. The weather is initially warm front type but during the passage of front, showery weather of cold front occurs. This occlusion is common in summer. 2. Warm occlusion : When the airmass behind the advancing cold front is less colder (cool) than the cold airmass of the warm front ahead, the advancing cold front overrides the warm front ahead. The weather in such a case is similar to that of warm front. This type of occlusion occurs in winters and is less common.


What is an occlude?

A cold front normally moves at twice the speed of a warm front. An occluded front forms when a cold front catches up with a warm front. Occluded fronts are of two types:1. Cold occlusion : If the airmass of the advancing cold front is colder than the cool airmass of the warm front, the advancing cold front undercuts and lifts both the warm and cool airmass of the warm front. The weather is initially warm front type but during the passage of front, showery weather of cold front occurs. This occlusion is common in summer. 2. Warm occlusion : When the airmass behind the advancing cold front is less colder (cool) than the cold airmass of the warm front ahead, the advancing cold front overrides the warm front ahead. The weather in such a case is similar to that of warm front. This type of occlusion occurs in winters and is less common.


What is a occludded front?

An occluded front is when a warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses.1. Cold occluson : If the airmass of the advancing cold front is colder than the cool airmass of the warm front, the advancing cold front undercuts and lifts both the warm and cool airmass of the warm front. The weather is initially warm front type but during the passage of front, showery weather of cold front occurs. This occlusion is comon in summers. 2. Warm occlusion : When the airmass behind the advancing cold front is less colder (cool) than the cold airmass of the warm front ahead, the advancing cold front overrides the warm front aheaad. The weather in such a case is similar to that of warm front. This type of occlusion occurs in winters and is less common.


When warm air is pushed up by cooler air closing in from both sides what kind of front result?

Occluded front


What is the similarities between a warm front ans a cold front?

The similarities between a warm front and a cold front are: * they are both fronts * they both form some type of clouds * they both produce some type of rain * they both have warm air rising * they both make some kind of weather TYPE OF : Clouds *Cold:produces different type of cumulus clouds *Warm:produces large area of stratus clouds,usually Rain *cold: heavy rain/T-storms *warm: slow steady Weather *cold: fair/cool after passing *warm:hot/humid after passing