Suppose that you saw clouds that were high in the sky and that looked like wispy strands of tattered cloth. An hour later, it started to rain. The clouds you noticed were
A. cumulus clouds.
B. alto stratus clouds.
C. cumulonimbus clouds.
D. cirrus clouds.
Answer: D
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