Consider the following statements regarding 'fronts' :<br>1. The movement of a front causes a slow change in weather in the area over which it moves.<br>2. Cold fronts are associated with thunderstorms.<br>3. Warm front is the boundary between an advancing mass of warm air where it is overriding and rising above a mass of colder air.<br>Which of the statements given above is/are <strong>CORRECT</strong>?
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only ✓
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C. 2 and 3 only
Explanation
Cold fronts often cause abrupt weather changes and are associated with thunderstorms. A warm front occurs when warm air overrides colder air. Frontal movement causes abrupt changes in weather, making statement 1 generally incorrect.
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