What happens to the warm air mass at a cold front?

2 Answers
Dec 24, 2015

It gets lifted.

Explanation:

A cold front is the advancing edge of a cold air mass. Since cold air is denser than warm air, as the cold air advances it lifts the warm air. As this occurs it eventually forms what is known as a trowal, which is actually an acronym for TROugh of Warm Air aLoft.

May 4, 2018

Hello, The warm air mass goes over the cold air mass causing rain and other sorts of weather.

Explanation:

The warm air mass and the cold air mass are pushing against each other when this happens it is called a stationary front, but when the warm air mass goes over the cold air mass an earthquake is caused.