when I went over the Clee hill it was fog, to my way of thinking
2007-07-12 08:26:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Fog exists when the horizontal visibility is less than 1000 meters.
Visibility is the greatest distance at which an object can clearly be recognised for what it is.
So, when you set off up Clee Hill you could see a cloud, but when you entered the cloud and the visibility dropped, you were then in Fog. It's just a play on words - all to do with visibility. The true definition is that a cloud can be considered to be fog when it touches the surface of the Earth.
2007-07-12 10:18:11 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cloud on ground is called fog.Some times stratus clouds can also be seen near the ground.Fog is composed of minute water droplets suspended in the amosphere.These scatter the light rays and thus visibility is considerably reduced.If the visibility is less than 1000 meters it is called fog otherwise it is called mist.Fog is formed when (1) the temperature is reduced below the dew point or (2) when moisture is added to air until condensation takes place.
The conditions favourable for the formation of the commonly observed radiation fog are(1) present of sufficient moisture in the air (2)light wind (3) clear sky and (4) ground inversion.
2007-07-12 16:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All fog is is a stratus cloud on the surface. Fog ONLY forms under stable atmospheric conditions.
Interesting to note, *generally* (not always) if you have fog in the morning, most likely you will have a pretty nice day after the fog burns off.
2007-07-13 07:51:38 · answer #3 · answered by Lyllian Fayleen 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Clouds and Fog are the same thing. It is considered to be fog when it is close to the ground, I think below 50 feet.
2007-07-12 12:22:19 · answer #4 · answered by DanKoko 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clouds and fog are the same thing. They are both made up of droplets of water suspended in the air. Low clouds often referred to as overcast or fog are called stratus clouds. Stratus, overcast and fog are synonymous. Sometimes stratus gets so low that it touches the ground. Higher clouds like cumulus clouds (the big puffy ones) are generally not considered fog, but they are the same thing. Cirrus clouds (the wispy ones) are the highest type of cloud and they are made up of ice crystals.
2007-07-12 08:33:29 · answer #5 · answered by dogsaysmoo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fog is just a cloud at low level....Years ago when there was a good deal more airborne pollution...the smoke and other pollutants were held at ground level by the lack of air movement and you then had Smog......So fog is a cloud, or smog is a cloud of pollutants.
2007-07-12 08:30:17 · answer #6 · answered by Knownow't 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you are inside of a cloud, it's a fog. there were these huge mountains in china, we used to go climbing. when we were at the bottom, we see clouds covering up the tip, but when we get to the tip, we were surrounded by fog.
2007-07-12 08:29:24 · answer #7 · answered by Chuck Schwarzenegger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
early in the morning late at night.a cloud is high in the sky a fog is low on the street.
2007-07-12 08:29:34 · answer #8 · answered by @NGEL B@BY 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two different things to be sure!
Clouds don't swirl but fog does...see it out of back window most of the time that is when I the don't see the clouds.
Ah but what about the Haar......?
2007-07-12 08:28:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's fog if you're on the ground and still in it.
If you're on a mountain and in it, it's a cloud.
2007-07-12 08:27:56 · answer #10 · answered by Brian L 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋