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A mirage is created when light is refracted _____.

Aas it travels from air to water, making objects appear to break at the surface of the water

Bas it travels from air to water, making underwater objects appear closer and larger

Cthrough layers of hot air surrounding a surface, making objects at the surface appear to break

Dthrough layers of hot air just above a surface, causing it to follow a curved path

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I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option D. A mirage is created when light is refracted through layers of hot air just above a surface, causing it to follow a curved path. A mirage is an optical phenomenon that creates the illusion of water and results from the refraction of light through a non-uniform medium.

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A mirage occurs when light travels  through layers of hot air just above a surface, causing it to follow a curved path

What is refraction?

The term refraction has to do with a situation in which the direction of light is changes as light travels from one medium to another One of the phenomena caused by refraction is the phenomenon of mirage.

A mirage occurs when light travels  through layers of hot air just above a surface, causing it to follow a curved path

Learn more about a mirage: https://brainly.com/question/8608922

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