Fronts!
By: Riley Pfyffer 10-9-15 Block 2
The four types of fronts.
Cold Front- A cold front brings cold, dense, dry air. It can make storms if overlapped with warm front. When a cold front meets a warm front and the warm front goes over.
Warm Front- A warm front brings less dense, warmer air. It brings light rain. When a warm front and a cold front go in the same direction and the warm air goes over.
Stationary Front- When a warm and a cold front meet and they have a standoff, which can cause thunderstorms for a long time.
Occluded Front- When a warm air mass gets stuck between two cold air masses and pushes the warm air upwards.
What is a front?
A front is the boundary where two different air masses meet.
What kind of weather does each front cause?
Warm Front
A warm front can cause warm air, humidity to increase and maybe even light rain or light snow.
Cold Front
A cold front can cause cold air, denser air, windy, heavy rain, decrease in temperature, and thunderstorms.
Stationary Front
A stationary front can cause very cloudy skies and rain or snow that can last for several days.
Occluded front- An occluded front can bring cold air, winds and create heavy rain if the fronts aren't that dry.
What kinds of clouds do a warm front and a cold front create?
Warm Front - They create Cirrus and Stratus.
Cold Front - They create Cumulus and Cumulonimbus.
Check this out!
Here is a great video about fronts! Click on the link and check it out! Made by Mrs. Dusharm!
https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/fronts/11592202/?s=nj4T89&ref=app
Air after the fronts.
Cold front- Cold, dense air.
Warm front- Warm, less dense, humid air.