The general term applied to warm air moving up over a colder air mass is:
A) cold front.
B) orographic lifting.
C) warm front.
D) overrunning.

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Overrunning occurs when warm air is lifted up and over a colder air mass, typically leading to precipitation. Cold fronts and warm fronts refer to the boundaries between air masses, while orographic lifting refers to air being forced upward by topography such as mountains.

The General Term Applied to Warm Air Moving Up Over