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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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Term
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
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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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