Which precipitation mechanism takes place when a warmer air mass rises after encountering a colder, denser air mass?

a. convectional precipitation
b. frontal precipitation
c. cyclonic (or convergence) precipitation
d. orographic precipitation
e. radiation precipitation


b

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