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Why Do We See
Mirages?
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2. Why Do We See Mirages?
Sometimes when we are outdoors, we
tend to see things that may not be
really there. This effect is called a
mirage. A mirage is a trick nature
plays with our vision. When light
passes through layers of hot and cold
air, it bends, fooling our eyes into
seeing something which is not present.
Cold air
Hot air
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3. Why Do We See Mirages?
The Desert Is A Mirage Maker
You may have often read in stories
from the desert that people think
they can see trees or bodies of water
far away, but then as they walk
closer to these imaginary trees or
water, they vanish. This happens because it is all a mirage.
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4. Why Do We See Mirages?
How Layers of Air above the Sea
Create A Mirage
When sea water is very cold, the air
above it becomes cold too. Above this
cold layer of air is a warmer layer.
Light reflected off something far
away, like an island, will bend as it
passes through these cold and warm
layers. If this light then enters our
eyes, we think we can see the object
floating in the sky. It may even seem
to be upside down.
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5. Why Do We See Mirages?
Why We See Mirages On Hot Days
When the air near the ground is very
hot, we sometimes think we can see
a pool of water. The pool is really a
reflection of the sky caused by bending light.
PROJECT
While your traveling on an empty
stretch of road look out mirages.
Watch the experiment titled "Invisible
glass trick" on mocomi.com to see the
effects of bending light.
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