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What is warm air near Earth's surface sometimes bends light rays to cause an effect called?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
An oasis effect.
Or a mirage.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
The effect is called "atmospheric refraction." It occurs when light rays passing through air at different temperatures are bent, causing objects to appear shifted from their actual position. This is why stars and the Sun can appear slightly higher in the sky than they actually are when near the horizon.
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The apparent shift in wind direction that is caused by the earths rotation is called the?
Coriolis effect
How does the moon and the sun effect the earths oceans?
The gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon, effect the earths oceans by forming tides.
A type of high leveled cloud that is very thin and causes a halo effect around earths sun and moon is called?
Cirrostratus
A type of high level cloud that is very thin and causes a halo effect around Earths sun and moon called what?
Cirrostratus
What is the trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere?
We call it the greenhouse effect, which is natural, or the enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is causing global warming.
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They both can change the size of Earths Surface
What causes wind to appear to turn on the earths surface?
This caused by the rotation of the earth and is called the coriolis effect.
What causes winds to appear to turn on the earths surface?
This caused by the rotation of the earth and is called the coriolis effect.
Does water erosion effect the earths surface?
yes
How does ice erosion effect Earth's surface?
It doesnt effect the earths surface, it affects the the earth surface by expanding cracks in the ground.
What absorbs energy that is radiation from earths surface?
the greenhouse effect!
How do sand dunes effect earths surface?
they affect by the sand
How does lava effect the surface?
lava effects the earths surface by destroying it and building it up
How do earthquake activity change the earths surface?
By slowing down the earths rotation but will not make effect to humans .
How does an active volcano effect earths surface?
an active volcano affects the surface because of where the place is located
What natural warming of both earth lower atmosphere and the earths surface is the blank effect?
greenhouse effect
What effect would thick clouds cover have on the temperature on earths surface?
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