fronts

Question 1

what are the characteristics of a warm front

Answer 1

wimpy, slow, gentle rain before the front. warm and humid

Question 2

what are the charecteristics of a cold front

Answer 2

violent, heavy rain, towards the front. cold and dry

Question 3

where does precipitation happen for the cold front

Answer 3

precipitation happens AT the front, ( on the line of front) and is violent and heavy

Question 4

at what rate does weather change in cold fronts

Answer 4

very quickly

Question 5

where does precipitation happen for the warm front

Answer 5

precipitation happens before the front

Question 6

at what rate does weather change in warm fronts

Answer 6

ver slowly

Question 7

what happens during a cold front

Answer 7

cold dense air mass approaches a light, slow moving air mass ( cP to mP) , the heavy cold air forces the warm air to rise very quickly. the rising air gets RECCD into clouds

Question 8

what is the last thing that happens during a cold front

Answer 8

the rapidly rising air produces a short period of heavy precipitation right along the cold front

Question 9

is the cold front steep or gentle

Answer 9

steep

Question 10

is the warm front steep or gentle

Answer 10

gentle

Question 11

what happens during a warm front

Answer 11

the warm air (mT) always rises over colder air (cP), then the less dense, warm air rises up the back of the cold air. air rises gradually then gets RECCD into clouds

Question 12

what weather does the warm front bring

Answer 12

a long period of precipitation before the front

Question 13

what is it called when a warm front and a cold front meet up

Answer 13

mid- latitude- cyclone

Question 14

what kind of precipitation does a mid- latitude- cyclone produce

Answer 14

A LOT of precipitation

Question 15

what causes an occluded front

Answer 15

the fats cold front overtakes the slower warm front and they “zip together”

Question 16

what weather does an occluded front bring

Answer 16

blizzards and torrential rains

Question 17

what causes a stationary front?

Answer 17

when the warm front and cold front are on a “head on collision” the movement stops

Question 18

what weather does a stationary front bring

Answer 18

long lasting cloudy, wet weather such as rain or snow

Question 19

what is orographic lifting

Answer 19

when mountains force air upward

Question 20

characteristics of the windward side

Answer 20

wet, west and expansional cooling

Question 21

characteristics of the leeward side

Answer 21

dry, east, and expansional heating

Question 22

what happens to the air on the windward side

Answer 22

gets RECCD

Question 23

what happens to the air on the leeward side

Answer 23

gets SCWD, sinking, compressing, warming, dry

Question 24

how do clouds form

Answer 24

they get RECCD