The stability of the atmosphere above the condensation level plays a major role in determining the vertical growth of a cumulus cloud. When a deep conditionally unstable layer exists above the cloud base, ____ are likely to grow
a. cumulus humilis
b. billow clouds
c. cumulus congestus
d. cumulonimbus
e. lenticular clouds
ANSWER: c
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In order to have legal standing, ____.
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