science question

[captainbovine]

what's the difference between mist and fog?

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[chickengrandma-2008]

In mist the water droplets are finer than in fog. This affects the way light bounces off them.  With the smaller ones it bounces further than with the big ones, so you can see further through mist.  😐

[twishy123]

Mist is mysterious and ethereal....

Fog is just a pain in the bum....

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[ilove2patch]

Both perfect answers! :^O

[**towery**]

is it like stalactites and stalacmites?

one up - one down?

[**towery**]

wiki  says

For other uses, see Fog (disambiguation).Part of the nature seriesWeatherCalendar seasonsSpringSummerAutumnWinterTropical seasonsDry seasonWet seasonStormsThunderstorm (Thundersnow)SupercellDownburstLightningTornadoWaterspoutTropical cyclone (Hurricane)Extratropical cycloneWinter stormBlizzardIce stormDust stormFirestormCloudPrecipitationDrizzle (Freezing drizzle)Rain (Freezing rain)Snow (Rain and snow mixed •  Snow grains  •  Snow roller)GraupelIce pelletsHailTopicsMeteorologyClimateWeather forecastingHeat waveAir pollutionCold wave Weather portalvteFog shadow of Sutro Tower

Fog is a collection of liquid

water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface.[1] While fog is a type of stratus cloud, the term "fog" is typically distinguished from the more generic term "cloud" in that ...[2] Fog is distinguished from mist only by its density, as expressed in the resulting decrease in visibility: Fog reduces visibility to less than 1 km (5/8 statute mile), whereas mist reduces visibi...[3] For aviation purposes in the UK, a visibility of less than 5 km but greater than 999 m is consid...relative humidity is 70% or greater – below 70% haze is reported.[4][citation needed].

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[mandymoosie]

Interesting especially since I didn't know the difference either 😄

[captainbovine]

ah moosie, but us coo's have a fantastic knowledge of grass:^O

[petitecalicocat]

Mist is mysterious and ethereal....

Fog is just a pain in the bum....

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Love it :^O

[soppysofty]

Mist is dew rising and means you are normally in for a warm/hot day.

Fog is condensation in the air and is normally caused when a cold front meets a warm earth.

Hence you normally get mist in the warmer months and fog in winter.

[bankhaunter]

I find fog quite mysterious and I don't have the foggiest notion about mist.

[mr-expresso]

Sorry what was that?

I mist the question.....

[leoleoleo123]

I always wondered too...

now I see more clearly.....

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