Fog can form in any season on the Great...

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Fog can form in any season on the Great Lakes, but it is most likely to occur over open waters in which period?

Question 1 of 27070

Fog can form in any season on the Great Lakes, but it is most likely to occur over open waters in which period?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Advection fog and how it forms when warm, moist air moves over colder water • Seasonal changes in Great Lakes water temperature vs air temperature • Which time of year the largest contrast between air temperature and lake water temperature typically occurs

💭 Think About

• Think about when the lake water is still relatively cold, but the air above it is getting warmer and more humid. Which season transition matches that? • Consider when mariners on the Great Lakes most often report widespread fog banks offshore rather than just along the shoreline. • Ask yourself: in which of these periods is the lake water temperature lagging farthest behind the warming of the air?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which answer choices correspond to times when air warms faster than the water. • Eliminate any seasons when both air and water are generally very cold, reducing the chance of warm-air-over-cold-water fog offshore. • Focus on the period right after ice-out and snowmelt, when lakes are coldest but the atmosphere is starting to warm.

Question 1 of 27070

Fog can form in any season on the Great Lakes, but it is most likely to occur over open waters in which period?

Summer and early autumn

Spring and early summer

Autumn and early winter

Winter and early spring

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Question 1 of 2707066636ef128f7522a1c521dbd

Fog can form in any season on the Great Lakes, but it is most likely to occur over open waters in which period?

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Question 1 of 27070

Fog can form in any season on the Great Lakes, but it is most likely to occur over open waters in which period?