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Title

4.6 Part 3

Description

5 Types of Weather Fronts

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Subject

Science

Level

6th Grade

Created

04/13/2011

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Term

5 types of weather fronts

Definition

cold, warm, stationary, occluded and dry line

Term

stationary front

Definition

a front where a warm air mass and a cool air mass meet, but neither moves

Term

cold front

Definition

a front where cold air moves under warm air, pushing the warm air up

Term

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