Compared to warm fronts, cold fronts have:

A) the same gradient and a faster advance rate.
B) the same gradient and the same advance rate.
C) a shallower gradient and the same advance rate.
D) a shallower gradient and a slower advance rate.
E) a steeper gradient and a faster advance rate.


E

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