In the cross section of the front pictured here
A)stratiform clouds tend to form with precipitation being relatively short-lived.
B)stratiform clouds tend to form with precipitation being of relatively long duration.
C)cumuliform clouds tend to form with precipitation being relatively short-lived.
D)cumuliform clouds tend to form with precipitation being of relatively long duration.

Question

In the cross section of the front pictured here 
A)stratiform clouds tend to form with precipitation being relatively short-lived. 
B)stratiform clouds tend to form with precipitation being of relatively long duration. 
C)cumuliform clouds tend to form with precipitation being relatively short-lived. 
D)cumuliform clouds tend to form with precipitation being of relatively long duration.

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The image shows a frontal system which typically brings stratiform clouds that produce long-duration precipitation. Cumuliform clouds, on the other hand, tend to form in convective situations that produce short-lived precipitation, but there are none visible in the image.

In the Cross Section of the Front Pictured Here