You are driving through the country and you notice isolated cumulus clouds in the sky. Which lifting mechanism is most likely responsible for these cumulus clouds?
A) orographic lifting
B) localized convective lifting
C) convergence
D) frontal lifting
Ans: B) localized convective lifting
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