College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)

3rd Edition

ISBN: 9780321879721

Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 18, Problem 78MSPP

The pocket of hot air appears to be a pool of water because

A. Light reflects at the boundary between the hot and cool air.

B. Its density is close to that of water.

C. Light refracts at the boundary between the hot and cool air.

D. The hot air emits blue light that is the same color as the daytime sky.

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