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What type of front brings about thunder and tornadoes?
a) Stationary front
b) Warm front
c) Cold front
d) Occluded front

What is a weather front?
a) A large body of air with similar moisture and temperature
b) Boundary between 2 air masses
c) Place where thunder and lightning are.
d) The gases that surround Earth

What type of weather does a warm front bring about?
a) Storms and tornadoes
b) Gentle rain and mild weather
c) Long periods of precipitation
d) Strong winds

When warm air gets trapped between 2 cold air masses, this is called a _____.
a) Stationary front
b) Cold front
c) Occluded front
d) Warm front

when two air masses meet and DO NOT MOVE for a long time, bringing about long periods of precipitation, this is called a _____.
a) Occluded front
b) Cold front
c) Warm front
d) Stationary front

This type of front is represented by blue triangles
a) Cold front
b) Stationary front
c) Occluded front
d) Warm front

This type of front is represented by red half circles
a) Stationary front
b) Occluded front
c) Cold front
d) Warm front

In this type of front, the symbols show triangles pointing one way and half circles pointing the other way
a) Warm front
b) Stationary front
c) Occluded front
d) Cold front

What happens when two air masses meet? The warm air will _____.
a) Go through the cold air
b) Rise up over the cold air
c) Explode
d) Go below the cold air

What type of pressure system represents good weather?
a) Stationary pressure
b) Low pressure
c) No pressure
d) High pressure

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