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Discussion Forum : Physics - Section 1 (Q.No. 8)
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Mirage is due to
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Bhuvaneshwari said:
1 decade ago
Its not only found in deserts we can come across this phenomenon in our daily life eg:sometimes we can see mirage image of tree.
SHIVENDRA SHUKLA said:
1 decade ago
This phenomenon is due to the fact that during days the hot air rises and cold air descends down and we know that hot air is more denser than cold one so rays are totally reflected back and therefore this phenomenon takes place.
Gopikrishna said:
1 decade ago
What is mirage?
Mery said:
1 decade ago
It is due to total internal reflection.
Uzair khan said:
1 decade ago
What is mirage tree?
Varshitha said:
1 decade ago
It is due to the total internal reflection that the ray refracts from denser to rarer.
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.
Satish said:
1 decade ago
It is a phenomenon caused in the atom.
Mukesh baski said:
10 years ago
It is because total internal refraction.
Romanus okoro said:
10 years ago
A mirage is a pool of water ahead of a traveler on a hot sunny day and it is as a result of total internal. It disappears as the traveler approaches it.
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