The cumulus stage of air-mass thunderstorm development

A) is marked by strong updrafts throughout the cloud.
B) is when much of the storm's precipitation occurs.
C) begins when unstable air begins to rise.
D) occurs before the Bergeron process starts.


Answer: C

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