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This project focuses on the question; how do Relative Humidity levels affect aerosol cluster sizes? The hypothesis states that when Relative Humidity levels are higher, aerosol cluster sizes will be larger and when Relative Humidity levels are lower, aerosol cluster sizes will be smaller. This applies to the real world because it affects people and it can contribute to the spread of Coronavirus on a day to day basis. The Relative Humidity percentage showed the correlation predicted in the hypothesis but the rest of the data proved the opposite. Though the hypothesis was supported, a revised hypothesis was made to include what was viewed with the wet and dry bulb temperatures and it states, “when Relative Humidity levels are higher, cluster sizes will be larger, and when Relative Humidity levels are lower, cluster sizes are smaller. When the air temperature (dry bulb) was lower, the aerosol levels were higher and when the wet and dry bulb temperatures were higher, aerosol levels were lower.” This project applies to the real world because it affects people in many aspects. It shows the effects of Global Warming and how the globe is ever changing due to humans and pollution.