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
Giải thích
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