In the cumulus stage of an ordinary single-cell thunderstorm

A) warm air near the ground rises at the moist adiabatic lapse rate.
B) moist air rushes upward, forming the updraft.
C) entrainment is not yet occurring.
D) hail formation is most prevalent.
E) thunder and lightning are common.


B

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