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The dry adiabatic rate averages around 6.5C/1000m.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Why are there two different fronts in a midlatitude cyclone?



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Midlatitude cyclones occur at the polar front, where cold and warm air masses meet. A wave form in the polar front brings warm air pushing poleward (a warm front) and cold air pushing equatorward (a cold front).





 

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