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The word you're looking for is scattering. As light travels through the air, it is subject to running into anything that's in its path - which is everything. Atoms and molecules in the air, including anything carried in the air like dust or smoke, will scatter light. (The photon is tiny compared to any atom, so everything is huge to the little guys.) Water droplets, as they are presented in fog, scatter light big time.
The light falling on an object and reflected to a viewer can be scattered to heck and back before it gets to the place where it can be "seen" by an observer. In the mean time, light from where the observer is can be scattered (and some can be reflected) so the observer just sees a "whiteout" instead of being able to make out anything beyond a few meters or so.
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Why it is difficult to see through fog?
because u cant see
What are fog lights on a car?
fog lights are located on the bottom of the front bumper and help the driver see when driviing through fog. cause the light passes under the fog rather than through it. so you can see the road.
How do you see through fog?
Thermal cameras are the only option to see through fog because Night vision only enhances the visibility by collecting unseen lights but Thermal senses the heat so Thermal is the only option to see through fog.
Can night vision goggles see through fog?
It depends on whether the night vision goggles are image intensifiers or the type that are sensitive to infra red. Only the infra red type can see warm objects through fog. Image intensifiers will not be able to see through fog at all.
Are most accidents that occur during a fog caused by the fog?
Nope mostly people speeding and they end up going a little too fast and the cant really see
What do you do when driving through fog?
Switch on headlights and fog lights if you have them, drive no faster than a speed that you can safely stop in the distance you can see to be clear.
What is the difference between blizzard and fog?
Blizzards is a snow storm that you cannot really see through and could freeze to death in and fog is just a thick gray cloud that you cannot really see through but you cannot freeze to death in fog
How wind tunnels work?
a wind tunnel works by turning on a gigantic fan in a round tunnel they place the car SUV etc. in the tunnel and turn the fan on to see if its aerodynamic since we cant see air they put a fog machine to make stream of fog to see the aerodynamics of the car the faster the fog passes the more aerodynamic it is
In Pokemon quartz is there a map for getting to the ambers submarine because you have the ROM and you cant see through the fog?
you don't need a map the fog problem is either in the nocash or vba but not both (can't remember which) but you would probably need to do new game since you can't change the save file type
What is a material that light can't travel through?
light cant travel through opague materials, or anything you cant see through.
Why can't Airplanes take off in fog?
Airplanes can take off in fog. It is just harder to see, however with modern day radar technology, you could paint the windshield black and still be able to fly.
What color bulb is best for fog lights?
Yellow lights are recommended. white lights reflect off the fog and back to you preventing you to see through the fog. The lights should also be as close to the ground as possible.
