On foggy days why are we able to see a short distance in front of us but decreasingly so the farther ahead you look?
In: Earth Science
Imagine a screen window. You can see through it, because the screen only blocks a little bit of light. Most of the light still gets through.
Now, imagine a hundred screens all on top of each other. Now, you probably can’t see through that, because each screen blocks a little bit more and all of the screens put together block most of the light.
It’s the same with fog. The water particles are small and spread apart, so light can still pass through, but a little bit gets blocked. The more space there is between you and what you’re looking at, the more fog there is and the more light gets blocked.
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