{"id":46356,"date":"2024-04-15T22:11:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=46356"},"modified":"2024-04-15T22:11:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:11:10","slug":"when-clouds-are-viewed-near-the-horizon-the-individual-cloud-elements-usually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/when-clouds-are-viewed-near-the-horizon-the-individual-cloud-elements-usually\/","title":{"rendered":"When clouds are viewed near the horizon, the individual cloud elements usually:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9794db84c3e\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Appear closer together than is actually the case                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Appear farther apart than is actually the case                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Appear lighter in color than is actually the case                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Appear to have more vertical development than is actually the case                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: A. Appear closer together than is actually the case.<\/p>\n<p>When clouds are viewed near the horizon, the individual cloud elements usually appear closer together than is actually the case. This is because of an optical illusion called atmospheric perspective. 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This scattering of light causes objects that are far away to appear hazy and less distinct. The further away an object is, the more hazy and less distinct it will appear.<\/p>\n<p>When clouds are viewed near the horizon, they are very far away. The light from the clouds has to travel through a lot of atmosphere to reach our eyes. This scattering of light causes the clouds to appear hazy and less distinct. The haziness of the clouds makes it difficult to see the individual cloud elements. As a result, the cloud elements appear to be closer together than they actually are.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect. Option B is incorrect because the individual cloud elements actually appear to be farther apart than they actually are. Option C is incorrect because the individual cloud elements actually appear to be darker in color than they actually are. Option D is incorrect because the individual cloud elements actually appear to have less vertical development than they actually do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>When clouds are viewed near the horizon, the individual cloud elements usually:<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/when-clouds-are-viewed-near-the-horizon-the-individual-cloud-elements-usually\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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