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This is due to the Cold Front because cooler, denser air wedges underneath the less-dense warm air.
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What happens in cold and warm air masses?
what happens in cold and warm masses pressure
What type of front happens when warm or cold air masses do not move?
Stationary front.
When two cool air masses cut a warm air mass off the ground which kind of front forms?
occluded
Are warm air masses lighter than cold air masses?
Warm air masses are lighter than cold air masses because the molecules of cold air move slower than the warm air's molecules.
What kind of density do warm air and cold air masses have?
Cold air is more dense than warm air. This is why cold air masses tend to descend, and warm air masses tend to rise.
What happens when warm air masses meet cold air masses?
A warm front forms.
What are the characteristics of the 4 types of air masses?
warm and hummid, cool and huimid, warm and dry, cool and dry
Do cool air masses flow over warm air masses?
No, as cold air is denser.
What happens in cold and warm air masses?
what happens in cold and warm masses pressure
What do cool air masses do when they come in contact with warm air masses?
The cool air sinks, while the warm air rises. If it does so with enough force and torque, a tornado or hurricane will form.
What happens to the volume of solids liquids and gasses as they warm and cool?
Mostly they expand as they warm, contract as they cool.
What happens when warm air gets cool?
Condensation
What is it called when a warm air mass is stuck between two cool air masses?
an occluded front.
What type of front happens when warm or cold air masses do not move?
Stationary front.
Why does the pacific coast have cool wet winters and warm and warm dry summer?
The Pacific coastal region has cool, wet winters and warm dry summers because of shifting wind patterns. As waters in the Pacific Ocean heat and cool, wind patterns change.
What happens to cool air when in enters a warm environment?
nothing
What happens when ice is placed in a warm glass of water?
The ice will begin melting and will cool the warm water.
