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ISBN: 9780137574728

Author: Knight

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 18, Problem 84MSPP

Which of these changes would allow you to get closer to the mirage before it vanishes?

A. Making the pocket of hot air nearer in temperature to the air above it

B. Looking for the mirage on a windy day, which mixes the air layers

C. Increasing the difference in temperature between the pocket of hot air and the air above it

D. Looking at it from a greater height above the ground

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