2006-11-29 09:38:29 · 6 answers · asked by darkliquid_dreams 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
When the suns rays heat up the air above a surface and the heated air is appearing to shimmer (different index of refraction) then that can appear as a mirage (for water for example). I think some mirages (along the highway) are pure imagination and others (water in the desert) are also partly wishful thinking.
2006-11-29 09:41:06 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The extreme heat causes the viewer to see a "mirror-like" image to appear. This is why on hot days you can see refelctions on streets. Hallucination is also a factor in mirages.
2006-11-29 09:42:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
basically approximately all mirages are "refraction" mirages. Refraction basically ability the bending of sunshine. And a mirage is led to by mild being "bent" by the increasing currents of heated air coming off of any heated floor, the main classic occasion being the horizon interior the wilderness. because of the fact the heated air is far less dense (it is why it is increasing) than the air above, it bends (refracts) the mild coming on your eye alongside the floor point coming up fake pictures alongside the horizon (the visual allure of "water" is basically a mirrored photograph of the sky above projected onto the airplane of the floor by refraction).
2016-12-10 18:37:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hallucinations, usually from heat and dehydration.
2006-11-29 09:47:58 · answer #4 · answered by Sandy Sandals 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rising heat along with a hallucination
2006-11-29 09:40:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The brain dries out.
2006-11-29 09:39:08 · answer #6 · answered by merviedz trespassers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋