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Which cloud type is most associated with long-duration steady rainfall?

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Correct answer: Nimbostratus

Answer: D. Nimbostratus is a widespread, thick, layered cloud type whose name includes nimbus, a term associated with precipitation. Its extensive layered structure allows precipitation to develop over a broad area, and the rain or snow can continue steadily for a long period rather than falling only as a brief shower. The cloud often produces a grey, overcast sky and may obscure the Sun. A is wrong because cirrus is a high, thin, ice-crystal cloud and is not the main cloud type for prolonged surface rainfall. B is wrong because cirrocumulus is generally made of small high-level cloudlets and is not the usual answer for steady rain. C is wrong because altocumulus is a middle-level patchy cloud type, not the classic long-duration rain layer. Memory cue: nimbus means precipitation, and stratus means a layer—together, nimbostratus suggests layered steady rain.

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NimbostratusSteady RainCloud TypePrecipitationClouds And PrecipitationWater In The AtmosphereGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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