Why is phenomenon of mirage?

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– Due to total internal reflection

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Description : The phenomenon which causes mirage is – (1) Interference (2) Diffraction (3) Polarisation (4) Total internal reflection

Last Answer : (4) Total internal reflection Explanation: Mirage is caused by total internal reflection in deserts where due to heating of the earth, refractive index of air near the surface of earth becomes lesser than ... ray of light coming from a distant object gets refracted from a denser to a rarer medium.

Description : In which one of the following the phenomenon of total internal reflection of light is used? (1) Formation of mirage (2) Working of binoculars (3) Formation of rainbow (4) Twinkling of stars

Last Answer : (3) Formation of rainbow Explanation: When the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle, no refraction occurs. Instead, the incident beam is reflected, obeying the Law of Reflection. This ... , Total Internal Reflection occurs at the rear of the raindrop - the water-to-air interface.

Description : The phenomenon which causes mirage is (1) Interference (2) Diffraction (3) Polarisation (4) Total internal reflection

Last Answer : Total internal reflection

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Last Answer : Formation of rainbow

Description : Why is phenomenon of mirage? -Do You Know?

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Description : Mirage is observed in a desert due to the phenomenon of which reflection?

Last Answer : Total reflection

Description : Why is phenomenon of mirage?

Last Answer : Due to total internal reflection

Description : 1. Which nitrogen fixing bacteria is found in leguminuous plant? 2. A person to be qualified for standing in a panchayat election what age must have he attained? 3. Mirage is observed in ... coal reserves of India are found in which state? 20. Which Sultan provided employment to unemployeds?

Last Answer : Answer : 1. Rizobium 2. 21 years 3. Total reflection 4. Granite 5. Jahangir 6. Karnataka 7. Foreign Institutional Investors 8. Mycorrhizae 9. Barren Island 10. Aurobindo Ghosh 11. M. Hidayatullah 12. ... 16. New Delhi 17. Muscles ear lobe 18. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 19. Jharkhand 20. Firoz shah Tughlaq

Last Answer : Inverted form is seen in mirage.

Description : ‘Mirage' is an example of - (1) Refraction of light only (2) Total internal reflection of light only (3) Refraction and total internal reflection of light (4) Dispersion of light only

Last Answer : (3) refraction and total internal reflection of light

Description : 'Mirage' is an example of – (1) refraction of light only (2) total internal, reflection of light only (3) refraction and total internal reflection of light (4) dispersion of light only

Last Answer : (3) refraction and total internal reflection of light Explanation: A mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects ... significantly warmer air, the light rays bend away from the direction of the temperature gradient.

Description : A mirage occurs because of – (1) Reflection by hot ground (2) Total internal reflection by layers of air (3) Interference of light (4) Diffraction of light

Last Answer : (2) Total internal reflection by layers of air Explanation: A mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the ... -changing mirage. Cold air is denser than warm air and has therefore a greater refractive index.

Description : Which of the following is optical illusion? (1) Rainbow (2) Earthshine (3) Halo (4) Mirage

Last Answer : (4) Mirage Explanation: A mirage is a naturally occurring optical illusion or phenomenon in which light rays are bent due to refraction in layers of air of varying density. The image usually is upside down, ... the sky image seen in the distance is really a water or oil puddle acting as a mirror.

Description : An explorer is riding his camel in the desert. Up ahead he sees what appears to be a pool of water. He can tell if it is a real pool of water or a mirage by putting on his polarized sun ... not be able to discern a difference z) both are polarized so one will not be able to discern a difference 

Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- REFLECTIONS FROM WATER ARE POLARIZED WHILE THE MIRAGE S NOT

Description : Which of the following is optical illusion? (1) Rainbow (2) Earthshine (3) Halo (4) Mirage

Last Answer : Mirage

Description : ‘Mirage’ is an example of (1) refraction of light only (2) total internal, reflection of light only (3) refraction and total internal reflection of light (4) dispersion of light only

Last Answer : refraction and total internal reflection of light

Description : A mirage occurs because of (1) reflection by hot ground (2) total internal reflection by layers of air (3) interference of light (4) diffraction of light

Last Answer : total internal reflection by layers of air

Description : Do you ever feel like life is a mirage?

Last Answer : I have experienced that “mirage” moving away as I approach it, but you gotta keep on keepin on (quoth joe dirt) and finally you’ll reach it. If you want it enough and you’re willing to work hard to catch up to it.

Description : What is the mirage of the Prophet ?

Last Answer : Miraj of the Prophet is proved by Quran.

Description : What happens to the light in the mirage ?

Last Answer : The mirage is the full internal reflection of light.

Last Answer : : The rust is full internal reflection

Last Answer : mirage Being Light Full Internal Of reflection Fruit. Ray of light When Dense Medium From Light Through Entry By Then Of refraction Due Perpendicular From Away Move Goes. And The light When Revolution ... Happens Full Internal Reflection. And Of As a result Creation Is The mirage. Source - Wikipedia

Description : The mirage is seen in a hot desert because of (a) The density of the layer of air increases with altitude (b) The density of the layer of air decreases with altitude (c) The reflection of light from the layers of sand (d) The total internal reflection from sand

Last Answer : Ans:(a)

Description : Mirage is due to (a) Unequal heating of different parts of the atmosphere (b) Magnetic disturbances in the atmosphere (c) Depletion of ozone layer in the atmosphere (d) Equal heating of different parts of the atmosphere

Last Answer : Ans:(a)

Description : ‘Mirage' is an example of - (1) Refraction of light only (2) Total internal reflection of light only (3) Refraction and total internal reflection of light (4) Dispersion of light only

Last Answer : (3) refraction and total internal reflection of light

Description : 'Mirage' is an example of – (1) refraction of light only (2) total internal, reflection of light only (3) refraction and total internal reflection of light (4) dispersion of light only

Last Answer : (3) refraction and total internal reflection of light Explanation: A mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects ... significantly warmer air, the light rays bend away from the direction of the temperature gradient.

Description : Mirage is due to?

Last Answer : Refraction of light

Description : Why is mirage formes in the deserts?

Last Answer : Ans: A mirage is formed owing to total internal reflection. To the observer at a distance, the reflected image of the object appears behind the reflecting surface, as if the object were in front of it, but actually it is just an illusion.

Description : Mirage is observed mainly during (a) Sunny (b) Winter (c) Spring (d) Hot

Last Answer : (a) Sunny

Description : Mirage is caused due to (a) total Internal Reflection of light by the various layers of air (b) illusion of the presence of water (c) result of refraction of light from a non-uniform medium (d) during sunny days when driving on a roadway

Last Answer : (a) total Internal Reflection of light by the various layers of air

Description : What is the phenomenon that makes a spoked wheel when turning at a certain speed appear to rotate backward?

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