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A virtual image caused by reflection of light in the atmosphere is called?
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
You're going for "mirage", but we're not comfortable with that description.
It's not really the "image" that's caused by refraction. It's more the location or
direction in which the image is seen that's caused by refraction.
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∙ 13y ago
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What caused bruises to Jupiter?
They were just discolorations of the atmosphere caused by comet/asteroid/meteor collisions.
Caused by the uneven heating of the atmosphere?
Wind is caused by the uneven heating of the atmosphere. When an area has warmer air than surrounding areas, the air rises which creates a region of low pressure. The areas around it have higher pressure, and therefore air moves from there to the low pressure area. The movement of this air is called wind.
What causes pressure inside a balloon?
hylium (***helium) And actuality the pressure is caused by the elasticity of the balloon itself and don't forget the added pressure of our atmosphere
The heat transfer caused when heated liquids or gases rise is called?
convection
How do siencetist know how the earth was formed?
they believe it was caused by something called the big bang!!!!!!!!
Reflection of bronchus?
Reflection of bronchus is caused by a reflection of the pleura.
What is normal reflection?
the reflection that is caused by light
Can a rainbow been seen on a frosty night?
no rainbows are caused by a reflection of sunlight on water in the atmosphere no sun no rainbbow unless somebody knows more about thids than i do i say no no no
Why do radio waves reflect to the ionosphere and bend back to earth?
Actually they don't. This is commonly labeled "reflection", but it's really a REFRACTION - probably caused by changes in the density of the atmosphere.
Why do we have lunar phases?
it is caused by the reflection of light
What major change occurred in the atmosphere during the precambrian?
The atmosphere, during the Precambrian became richer in oxygen caused by a bacteria called cyanobacteria.
What caused te Earth's atmosphere to exist?
What caused the Earth's atmosphere to exist?
What is The flickering or twinkling of stars caused by the blurring created by your atmosphere is more properly called?
scintillation
What is the The warming of earth caused by atmosphere trapping thermal energy from the sun called?
greenhouse effect
What is the definition of the word Halo?
A circular band of colored light around a light source, as around the sun or moon, caused by the refraction and reflection of light by ice particles suspended in the intervening atmosphere
Is mirage caused by total internal reflection?
yes
What is an abnormally rapid rise in earth's average temperature caused by access carbon dioxide in the atmosphere called?
It is called global warming.
