Multiple choice

During the ________ stage, both updraughts and downdraughts can be witnessed in a cloud.

  1. mature

  2. dissipating

  3. formation

  4. none of these
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Explanation

The mature stage of a thunderstorm is characterized by the simultaneous presence of both updrafts and downdrafts. Updrafts continue to fuel the storm's growth while downdrafts begin to develop as precipitation falls, creating the characteristic intense precipitation and turbulence of this stage. The formation stage has only updrafts, while the dissipating stage has primarily downdrafts.

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