When we see any object through the hot air over the fire, it appears to be wavy, moving slightly. Explain.

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

This hotter air is optically rarer but the colder air further up is optically denser, so when we see the objects by the light coming from them through hot and cold air layers having different optical densities, then refraction of light takes place randomly due to which the objects appear to be moving slightly.

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