Analyzing Air Fronts
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Objective
I can analyze the formation and characteristics of different types of air fronts.
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Met Office - Learn About Weather · 4:03
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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A weather front is the boundary between two air masses with different temperature and humidity.
- 2
Warm fronts are represented on weather charts as solid lines with semicircles, while cold fronts are shown as solid lines with triangles.
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Occluded fronts occur when a cold front catches up with a warm front, lifting the warm air and creating weather with characteristics of both warm and cold fronts.
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Practice
10 questions
What is the primary difference between a warm front and a cold front?
How does the density of air masses affect the movement and behavior of warm and cold fronts?
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Exit ticket
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“Compare and contrast the formation of a warm front and a cold front, including the resulting weather conditions associated with each.”
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