Which statement best describes a cold front?

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Which statement best describes a cold front?

A cold front is the boundary where a mass of cold air advances and undercuts a warmer air mass, forcing the warmer air to rise rapidly. This lifting often leads to quick development of tall clouds and brief, intense weather such as showers or thunderstorms, along with a noticeable drop in temperature and a sharp wind shift as the front passes. The other statements describe different fronts or phenomena: a warm front forms when warm air slides over cold air and tends to bring more gradual, widespread rain with a slower temperature rise; a front associated with high pressure isn’t the defining feature of a cold front; and a stationary front is simply a boundary that isn’t moving, not a cold front.

A cold front is the boundary where a mass of cold air advances and undercuts a warmer air mass, forcing the warmer air to rise rapidly. This lifting often leads to quick development of tall clouds and brief, intense weather such as showers or thunderstorms, along with a noticeable drop in temperature and a sharp wind shift as the front passes. The other statements describe different fronts or phenomena: a warm front forms when warm air slides over cold air and tends to bring more gradual, widespread rain with a slower temperature rise; a front associated with high pressure isn’t the defining feature of a cold front; and a stationary front is simply a boundary that isn’t moving, not a cold front.

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