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Rhodes 20.2 Fronts

This document outlines the formation and characteristics of different types of weather fronts, including warm, cold, stationary, and occluded fronts, as well as their associated weather patterns. It also discusses the impact of mid-latitude cyclones on weather in the United States. Additionally, it includes exercises for matching descriptions to front types and understanding airflow in relation to cyclones.

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Rhodes 20.2 Fronts

This document outlines the formation and characteristics of different types of weather fronts, including warm, cold, stationary, and occluded fronts, as well as their associated weather patterns. It also discusses the impact of mid-latitude cyclones on weather in the United States. Additionally, it includes exercises for matching descriptions to front types and understanding airflow in relation to cyclones.

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Eleanor Rhodes 03-8-25

Name: ____________________________________________ Date: _______________

Section 20.2 Fronts


This section explains how fronts form, describes different types of fronts, and explains how mid-latitude
cyclones affect weather in the United States.
Outlining (Lesson 20.2)
Complete the outline below. Include information about how each of the weather fronts discussed in this
section forms and the weather associated with each.

Fronts
1. Warm Front
• Formation & Weather
Warm air mass rises over a retreating mass of cold air. It produces clouds and
frequent percipitation. Slow rate of movement and slow slope.

2. Cold Front
• Formation & Weather
Cold, dense air moves into a region occupied by warmer air. Slope is very steep,
cause violent weather (heavy rain and gusty winds).

3. Stationary Front
• Formation & Weather
When the surface position of the front does not move, the front forms. Gently to
moderate presipitation occurs.

4. Occluded Front
• Formation & Weather
When a cold front overtakes a warm front. Most precipitation is warm air being
pushed upward, it makes lite precipiatation.

Formation of Fronts (page 564)


boundary
5. A front is a(n) that separates two air masses.
true
6. True or False? Like air masses, most fronts are very large. _____

Types of Fronts (pages 565–567)


Match each description with its front.
Description Front
B a. warm front
7. Cold, dense air moves into a region occupied by warmer air.
b. cold front
A
8. Warm air moves into an area formerly covered by cooler air. c. occluded front
C
9. A cold front over takes a warm front.
10. A warm front often produces a(n) gradual increase in temperature.

sudden immediate gradual

11. True or False? Forceful lifting of air along a cold front can lead to heavy rain and strong winds.
true
_____

Middle-Latitude Cyclones (pages 567–568)


pressure
12. The middle-latitude cyclone shown in the figure is a center of low ______________________.

13. Label the type of front shown at each of these locations in the figure as either a warm front or a cold
front.
cold front
location B: ______________________ warm front
location D: ______________________

The Role of Airflow Aloft (pages 568–570)


14. In the figure of a stage of a middle-latitude
cyclone, changes in air flow and
__________________ cause a counterclockwise
flow of air.

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