Questions: Cumulative Exam Cumulative Exam Active 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 TIME REMAIN 01:07:40 How is an occluded front different from a cold front? O Warm air is pushed up during an occluded front, while cold air moves quickly during a cold front. O Occluded fronts cause warm air to feel dry, while cold fronts cause ground temperatures to feel cooler. O Warm air moves slowly during an occluded front, while cold air is cut off from the ground in a cold front. O Occluded fronts cause rapid changes in weather conditions, while cold fronts cause widespread cloud formation.

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How is an occluded front different from a cold front?

O Warm air is pushed up during an occluded front, while cold air moves quickly during a cold front.
O Occluded fronts cause warm air to feel dry, while cold fronts cause ground temperatures to feel cooler.
O Warm air moves slowly during an occluded front, while cold air is cut off from the ground in a cold front.
O Occluded fronts cause rapid changes in weather conditions, while cold fronts cause widespread cloud formation.
Transcript text: Cumulative Exam Cumulative Exam Active 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 TIME REMAIN 01:07:40 How is an occluded front different from a cold front? O Warm air is pushed up during an occluded front, while cold air moves quickly during a cold front. O Occluded fronts cause warm air to feel dry, while cold fronts cause ground temperatures to feel cooler. O Warm air moves slowly during an occluded front, while cold air is cut off from the ground in a cold front. O Occluded fronts cause rapid changes in weather conditions, while cold fronts cause widespread cloud formation.
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The answer is the first one: Warm air is pushed up during an occluded front, while cold air moves quickly during a cold front.

Explanation for each option:

  1. Warm air is pushed up during an occluded front, while cold air moves quickly during a cold front.

    • This is correct. In an occluded front, a cold front catches up with a warm front, causing the warm air to be lifted off the ground. In a cold front, cold air moves quickly and pushes under the warm air, causing it to rise.
  2. Occluded fronts cause warm air to feel dry, while cold fronts cause ground temperatures to feel cooler.

    • This is incorrect. Occluded fronts do not specifically cause warm air to feel dry; they are more associated with complex weather patterns and precipitation. Cold fronts do cause ground temperatures to feel cooler as the cold air mass replaces the warm air mass.
  3. Warm air moves slowly during an occluded front, while cold air is cut off from the ground in a cold front.

    • This is incorrect. In an occluded front, the warm air is lifted off the ground, but it is not necessarily moving slowly. In a cold front, the cold air is not cut off from the ground; it is the cold air that moves in and displaces the warm air.
  4. Occluded fronts cause rapid changes in weather conditions, while cold fronts cause widespread cloud formation.

    • This is incorrect. While occluded fronts can lead to complex weather changes, cold fronts are typically associated with rapid weather changes, including thunderstorms and precipitation. Cold fronts can also lead to cloud formation, but the description here is not accurate for distinguishing between the two types of fronts.

In summary, the key difference is that an occluded front involves the lifting of warm air as a cold front overtakes a warm front, while a cold front involves the quick movement of cold air displacing warm air.

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