Book 6, Question 23
Why Does Spray Feel Colder than the Air?
Spray is tiny drops of cold sea water. When it lands on you, it steals heat from your skin. As some of it dries, it steals even more.
From the book
Page from A Million Whys Book 6
More fun facts
- Something feels cold when it carries your body heat away and cools your skin.
- Moving air feels much colder than still air at the same temperature.
- Wind chill is based on how fast wind and cold pull heat away from your skin.
- In Florida, wind chill once made it feel about 10 degrees Fahrenheit colder than the real temperature.
- How hot or cold a place feels can even be changed by our moods and the people around us.
Sources: Exploratorium, NOAA, Scientific American
Questions kids ask
What is wind chill?
It is how cold the air feels on your skin when wind is blowing heat away from your body.