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Why can sudden intense rainfall occur in a strongly vertically developed cloud?

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Correct answer: Strong updrafts can rapidly grow droplets

Correct answer: A. A cloud with strong vertical development contains a deep rising column of air and may have vigorous updrafts. These currents keep tiny droplets and ice particles suspended, giving them more time to collide, freeze, melt, and combine. Through these microphysical processes, particles can grow large enough to fall rapidly as heavy rain, sometimes in a sudden burst. Option A is correct because it links strong upward motion with rapid particle growth and intense precipitation. Option B is wrong because vertically developed clouds contain abundant water droplets and often ice particles. Option C is wrong because vertical development can support, rather than stop, heavy precipitation. Option D is wrong because a cloud remains a collection of water and ice particles, not stone. Memory cue: deep cloud plus strong updrafts means more time and motion for particles to grow.

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Vertical DevelopmentHeavy RainCumulonimbusClouds And PrecipitationWater In The AtmosphereGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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