General Navigation USCG Question #1272 (Set 40)

Which weather change accompanies the passage of a cold front in the Northern Hemisphere?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option B — A line of cumulonimbus clouds

As a cold front advances, unstable maritime conditions generate towering cumulonimbus clouds and squall lines. Bowditch notes that this violent vertical development brings sudden wind shifts, heavy rain or thunderstorms, and sharp pressure troughs.

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