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Fronts
Name | formation |
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Cold Front | Forms when a fast moving cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass forcing the warm air to rise |
Warm front | forms when a moist warm air mass slides up and over a cold air mass |
Stationary front | forms when warm and cold air meet and neither air mass has the force to move the other. they remain standing still |
occluded front | cold air catches up to warm air. Warm air rises as the cold front meets with cool air beyond warm air mass. |