2006-09-28 16:06:50 · 4 answers · asked by jamin7_cda 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
You see atmospheric distortion caused by the expansion of the air, turning it into a kind of a lense. As it moves, it distorts the light as it passes through.
2006-09-28 16:17:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heat energy itself does not "rise". But a warmer portion of a fluid (such as air or water) will rise above a cooler portion of the same fluid because the additional heat energy causes the molecules of the warmer portion to move farther apart, thereby making the warmer portion less dense.
2006-09-28 23:20:47 · answer #2 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Heat energy does not rise. Heated air in a body of more air has less density and therefore "floats" to the top.
2006-09-28 23:09:14 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of convenction.
Convenction - 1. vertical air circulation in which warm air rises and cool air sinks, resulting in vertical transport and mixing of atmospheric properties. 2. flow of heat by this circulation.
2006-09-28 23:15:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋