Which cloud type below will only produce precipitation by the collision-coalescence process?
A)A thick, cold nimbostratus cloud
B)A thick, warm cumulus cloud
C)A thick, cold cumulus cloud
D)A thick, supercooled cumulonimbus cloud with abundant nuclei
E)A supercooled cumulus congestus cloud

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The collision-coalescence process is a mechanism of precipitation formation that occurs in warm clouds, where cloud droplets collide and merge to form larger droplets. Since B) A thick, warm cumulus cloud is the only option that specifies a warm cloud, it is the correct choice. Cold clouds typically rely on the Bergeron process for precipitation, involving ice crystals.

Which Cloud Type Below Will Only Produce Precipitation by the Collision-Coalescence