Clouds spread like layers in the sky belong to which type?

Correct answer: Stratus

Correct answer: B — stratus. Stratus clouds form broad, low or extensive layers that cover much of the sky and often look like a sheet or blanket. Their structure is relatively uniform rather than piled into separate heaps. Cumulus clouds are rounded and puffy, like cotton heaps. Cirrus clouds are very high, thin, and feather-like. Nimbus is a rain-bearing term used with certain cloud names; it does not describe the layer-like shape by itself. The question focuses on form, so the clue “spread like layers” is more important than colour or thickness. Some stratus clouds may produce light drizzle, but precipitation is not the defining clue here. Memory cue: “stratus = strata or layers,” just as layers in other contexts are called strata.