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The UV Index can tell you:
 
  A) the approximate time it will take you to sunburn on a given day, based on your skin type.
  B) the relative change in UV production during a severe solar wind event.
  C) the expected rate of skin cancer occurrence in a given city.
  D) what percent of Earth's radiation is emitted as UV radiation.

Question 2

Distinguish between clouds and fog.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

There is no physical difference between fog and clouds; the essential difference is the method and place of formation. Clouds form when air rises and cools adiabatically, while fog results from the cooling of air when it becomes saturated through the addition of water vapor.





 

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