Question

Study the image.

Warm and cold air fronts with points labeled 1 through 4. 1: cold air entering from the left and moving down. 2: clouds with rain. 3: warm air entering from the right and moving up. 4: warm air entering from the top left and moving down toward the clouds.

Warm and cold air fronts with points labeled 1 through 4. 1: cold air entering from the left and moving down. 2: clouds with rain. 3: warm air entering from the right and moving up. 4: warm air entering from the top left and moving down toward the clouds.

At which point is cool air circulating beneath warm air?

1
2
3
4

Answer 1

3

At a warm front warm air is forced to rise over cooler air, so cool air remains near the surface circulating beneath the overriding warm air — which is shown at point 3.