Update

Muft Shiksha™ एक 100% Free Education Portal है 🇮🇳, जिसका उद्देश्य Class 9–12 के हर विद्यार्थी तक High-Quality Education को पूरी तरह मुफ्त पहुँचाना है। 🇮🇳 हम मानते हैं कि अच्छी शिक्षा किसी student की आर्थिक स्थिति पर निर्भर नहीं होनी चाहिए। 🇮🇳 हर विद्यार्थी को वही Quality Study Material, MCQs, Quizzes, Exam Preparation, Concept-Based Learning और Bilingual Support मिलना चाहिए, जो आमतौर पर महंगी Coaching या Premium Platforms में मिलता है। Muft Shiksha™ 🇮🇳 इसी सोच के साथ बनाया गया है

Subjects
0 reads0 ratings0 helpful

If a polluted city has high humidity and calm air why does fog risk rise?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: Particles provide nuclei and calm moist air lets droplets persist

Direct answer: D is correct. Fog risk rises when air is already humid because only a small amount of cooling may be needed to reach saturation. Pollution adds suspended particles such as dust, smoke, or other aerosols. These particles can act as condensation nuclei, giving water vapour surfaces on which tiny droplets can form. Calm air then produces weak vertical and horizontal mixing, so the moist air and droplets are not rapidly dispersed. The droplets can remain concentrated near the ground, reducing visibility and making fog appear thicker. A is wrong because pollution does not remove the Sun. B is the opposite of the usual relationship: high humidity generally supports fog formation. C is wrong because calm air is not automatically dry; in this situation it is described as humid. D correctly links moisture, condensation nuclei, and weak mixing. The particles alone are not enough; cooling and near-saturation are also important. Memory cue: humid air plus cooling, particles, and weak mixing favours urban fog.

Related tags

Urban FogHumidityPollutionCondensation NucleiCalm AirForms Of Condensation: DewFrostFogAnd MistForms Of Condensation Dew Frost Fog And MistWater In The Atmosphere

Was this question useful?

No ratings yetWrite a review / Rate this question

Student Reviews

No published reviews yet.

Add Muft Shiksha to your Home Screen

In Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.