Fronts

Question 1

cold front

Answer 1

A FAST-MOVING cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass.
Weather it brings: Abrupt weather changes; Heavy rain or snow; Thunderstorms

Question 2

Warm front

Answer 2

A fast-moving WARM air mass overtakes a SLOWLY moving cold air mass.
Weather it brings: WARM & HUMID
HUMID: light rain or snow
DRY: scattered clouds

Question 3

Stationary front

Answer 3

Cold and warm air masses meet, but neither can move the other.
Weather it brings: many days of clouds & precipitation

Question 4

Occluded front

Answer 4

A warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses.
Weather it brings: Turn cloudy & rain or snow may fall