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Mirage is due to
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Cele said:
8 years ago
Why mirage cannot occur in wet area?
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Abir said:
8 years ago
It is Due to total internal reflection of light.
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Bala kumar said:
1 decade ago
Light refracting upwards results in an inferior mirage.
Light refracting downwards results in a superior mirage.
E.g. Long sight fake water on road.
Light refracting downwards results in a superior mirage.
E.g. Long sight fake water on road.
Aragbuwa Margaret said:
7 years ago
Mirage is an effect caused by hot air in a desert which makes you think you can see the object when they are not actually there.
Yashwanth. S said:
8 years ago
What is meant by Mirage?
Santosh said:
8 years ago
@Wajid.
Marine is an adjective for things relating to the sea.
Marine is an adjective for things relating to the sea.
Wajid said:
8 years ago
What is a marine?
P.ravi said:
8 years ago
It is an optical illusion. So, A is the correct option.
Saurabh said:
8 years ago
According to me, it's due to the Interference of light.
Sudeep.vk said:
8 years ago
Mirage is on hot summer days the layer of air in contact with the sand becomes hot and rare. When the light rays travel from denser to rarer, they undergo total internal reflection. Thus image of the distant object is seen inverted.
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