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Match each genus with its étage.
List I
A. Cirrostratus
B. Altocumulus
C. Stratocumulus
D. Cumulonimbus
List II
1. low
2. high
3. spanning all three
4. middle

  • A.A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
  • B.A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
  • C.A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
  • D.A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

Answer: D

Cumulonimbus is the classic example of a cloud of great vertical extent, with a base in the low étage and a top that may reach the tropopause. Its assignment to a single étage is therefore a convention rather than a description.

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