Weather Fronts Worksheet

Weather Fronts Investigation

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.

1. What type of weather front is characterized by cold air displacing warmer air, often leading to sudden storms and a drop in temperature?

2. Which type of weather front often brings light to moderate precipitation over a wide area for an extended period?

3. A weather front that occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front is called an   front.

4. When two air masses meet but neither advances, it forms a   front.

5. Cold fronts typically move slower than warm fronts.

6. Warm fronts are generally associated with clear skies and rising temperatures.

7. Describe the process by which a cold front forms and the typical weather changes that occur as it passes.

8. Explain the difference in precipitation patterns between a warm front and a cold front.

Match each weather front with its common symbol on a weather map.