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

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The collision-coalescence process is predominant in warm clouds where temperatures are above freezing throughout the cloud. Thick, warm cumulus clouds fit this description, as they are composed of water droplets that can collide and merge to form larger droplets, eventually leading to precipitation.

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