JAMB - Physics (2015 - No. 9)
A motor boy of a driver saw what seems to appear to be a pool of water a head of him, while his driver drives a new truck on a sunny day. Which of the following explains his observation?
He saw a flying objects
He must be thinking of water and food
He was seeing the shadow of the car
The sun ray from the sky were passing from a hot air (layer) to cold layer
स्पष्टीकरण
The appearance of pool of water on road surfaces is called MIRAGE
His observation show that light from the sun ray refracted through a layer of hot air(layer) which is closed to the ground, passes from a hot air layer to the cold layer
His observation show that light from the sun ray refracted through a layer of hot air(layer) which is closed to the ground, passes from a hot air layer to the cold layer