2007-05-06 18:39:12 · 13 answers · asked by vikastherealman 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Light diffracts and disperses when it hits a single 'fog molecule'...now imagine this happening over and over since there are billions of 'fog' molecules between you and the object you are trying to see.
2007-05-11 11:03:31 · answer #1 · answered by Ken F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The water droplets in the fog are larger than the visible light waves, so each drop reflexes or diffracts the light. The radar waves are larger than the light's ones and can be used to 'see' through the fog.
2007-05-13 13:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water vapor reflects light beams and difuses it. Some parts of the light spectrum can penetrate fog (fog lights on cars are yellow to green) and visibility is distincly improved with them. Cameras equipped with yellow lense filters can penetrate fog pretty good too.
2007-05-12 14:54:55 · answer #3 · answered by pilot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The little drops of water, that make up fog, cause the light entering them to refract or bend and change direction like little lenses. There are so many of them that the light is scattered and no images can make it through undistorted.
2007-05-06 18:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because in a colloid, like fog, light is diffracted and scattered all over the place, so basically all you're seeing is white.
2007-05-06 18:43:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no one can see through fog because it's just too hard to see
2007-05-13 10:00:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
see there are different kinda of objects which can and which can not pass light throough it.. now.. fog is nothng but vapour.. which is in a colloid form because they r down to earth.. now colloid scatters ligh(its because of its particle nature) so.. all u see in nth but da shade of light.. wenever some vehicle passes through
2007-05-12 18:17:35 · answer #7 · answered by weirdo!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fog is a densely populated water vapours. So, they are thicker (similar to ice). Hence, we are not able to see.
2007-05-11 01:47:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the fine water particles in the air accumulate to the extent that it is impossible to see through it at varying distances (depending on the density).
2007-05-06 18:42:30 · answer #9 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one has not mastered the ability of infravision yet.. seek more spells to help you with this problem.. ye shall see thru fog soon..
2007-05-12 20:09:58 · answer #10 · answered by blick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋