2026 · Q80
Consider the following statements about a cloud form :
- 1These are made up of ice crystals rather than droplets of water.
- 2They are thin, stringy, white clouds that trail like feathers across the sky.
- 3These clouds are formed at very high altitudes—normally between 6000 metres and 10000 metres. Which one among the following cloud forms is described above?
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- ACirrus
- BStratus
- CCumulus
- DNimbus
Explanation
Cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals rather than water droplets, appear as thin, stringy, feather-like white trails, and form at very high altitudes — typically 6000 to 10000 metres. Stratus are low layered sheets, cumulus are puffy heaps, and nimbus are rain clouds. All three descriptors point to cirrus.