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.