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1.   Answer BOTH of the following questions in the block below:

A)  When do weather fronts develop?

B)  What usually happens when a cold front meets a warm air mass?

2.  What kind of weather does a front usually bring?

3.  What are the three types of frontal systems?

4.   Answer BOTH of the following questions in the block below:

A)  What are the names of the world's primary frontal zones?

B)  Where is the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), and why is it of particular importance?

5.  What are squalls, and what are their characteristics?

6.  Why is the Polar Frontal Zone important to those who live in the temperate zones?

7.  What are the first signs of an approaching cold front?

8.  What are the signs of an approaching warm front?

9.  What weather is associated with occluded fronts?

10.  What are the three stages of a thunderstorm, and what happens in each stage?