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4.6 Part 3
types of fronts
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Science
6th Grade
04/02/2011
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types of weather fronts
 Definition
cold, warm, stationary, occluded and dry line
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stationary front
 Definition
a front where a warm air mass and a cool air mass meet, but neither moves
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cold front
 Definition
a front where cold air moves under warm air, pushing the warm air up
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warm front
 Definition
a front where warm air moves over cool air and replaces the cool air
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occluded front
 Definition
a front where a warm air mass is trapped between two cool air masses and the cool air pushes the warm air up
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