Question

Which one of the following clouds has the greatest vertical extent which brings convectional rain accompanied by lightning and thunder?
A.Altocumulus.
B.Cirrocumulus.
C.Cirrostratus.
D.Cumulonimbus.

Answer 1

Hint: We know that the thunderstorm is a special type of storm which is mainly known due to the thunder effect of it. A thunder or lightning is an electrical discharge which contains a huge amount of charge with it and originates due to friction of ice and dust particles in the clouds.

Complete answer:
We know that, the thunderstorm is a type of brutal but comes for a short span of time, weather disturbance which is for maximum numbers is related with lightning, thunder, dense clouds, heavy rain or hail, and strong gusty winds. Thunderstorms arise when layers or surfaces of hot and moist air rise in a heavy, smooth upward stream to colder regions of the atmosphere. Cumulonimbus is the clouds due to which weak thunderstorms occur. They are accomplished by strong winds, and they often produce heavy rain and sometimes snow, hail, and sleet.
Whereas some thunderstorms produce no precipitation or no precipitation. When this air rises, it cools and condenses and forms a cumulonimbus cloud that reaches a height. When the layer of warm moist air is raised and gets cooler in the atmosphere then it's known as a thunderstorm. In the atmosphere, the moisture updraft and it condenses and forms cumulonimbus clouds, which eventually precipitate. The columns of cold air come towards the earth and strike the ground with strong downdraft and strong horizontal winds. Thunder is a noise caused by lightning. The clouds that cause thunder and lightning are Cumulonimbus clouds.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
Remember that the lightning discharge is observed when the electric charge on the cloud becomes sufficiently large it gets attracted towards the ground or earth. Lightning hits the air when it passes through so tremendously and quickly that shock waves get generated; these shock waves due to the strumming of air molecules are heard as claps and rolls of thunder.