Which flare type releases smoke for 6-18 seconds and travels about 200 meters into the air, with green, red, yellow colors?

Which flare type releases smoke for 6-18 seconds and travels about 200 meters into the air, with green, red, yellow colors?

• A. Smoke parachute
• B. Star Cluster
• C. Star Parachute
• D. Flares

Answer: (A)

This item tests recognizing signaling devices by how they appear in the sky—their output, altitude, and duration. The described device releases colored smoke for a short period (about 6–18 seconds) and climbs to roughly 200 meters, showing green, red, or yellow smoke. That matches a smoke signaling parachute, which is designed to produce a colored smoke plume for several seconds while remaining visible at a moderate altitude. Star clusters and star parachutes are designed for illumination, not colored smoke. They produce bright light or multiple “stars” in the sky rather than a sustained colored smoke plume. Flares create burning light and heat, again without the characteristic colored smoke trail described here. So the smoke parachute best fits the given characteristics.

This item tests recognizing signaling devices by how they appear in the sky—their output, altitude, and duration. The described device releases colored smoke for a short period (about 6–18 seconds) and climbs to roughly 200 meters, showing green, red, or yellow smoke. That matches a smoke signaling parachute, which is designed to produce a colored smoke plume for several seconds while remaining visible at a moderate altitude.

Star clusters and star parachutes are designed for illumination, not colored smoke. They produce bright light or multiple “stars” in the sky rather than a sustained colored smoke plume. Flares create burning light and heat, again without the characteristic colored smoke trail described here.

So the smoke parachute best fits the given characteristics.