alleryStart learning →The top of a mature thundercloud spreads into what characteristic shape?
AA flat disc
BAn anvil shape
CA narrow needle
DA perfect sphere
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. An anvil shape
Rising air stops at a warm cap such as the tropopause and spreads out sideways into an anvil.
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