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Atmospheric refraction caused advance sunrise and delayed sunset. By how much time is sunrise advanced?
(Ten minutes/ Two minutes)

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Important Questions on The Human Eye and The Colourful World

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10th CBSE
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 1 Physics>Chapter 6 - The Human Eye and The Colourful World>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 4

Atmospheric refraction caused advance sunrise and delayed sunset. By how much time is sunset delayed?

(Ten minutes/ Two minutes)

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Science for Tenth Class Part - 1 Physics>Chapter 6 - The Human Eye and The Colourful World>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 5
The planets twinkle at night due to atmospheric refraction of light.
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10th CBSE
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 1 Physics>Chapter 6 - The Human Eye and The Colourful World>Very Short Answer Type Questions>Q 6

Name the phenomenon due to which the stars seem higher in the sky than they actually are.

(Choose from: Scattering of light/ Atmospheric refraction/ Atmospheric reflection/ Dispersion of light)

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Science for Tenth Class Part - 1 Physics>Chapter 6 - The Human Eye and The Colourful World>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 8
Why do stars seem higher than they actually are? Illustrate your answer with the help of a diagram.
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10th CBSE
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 1 Physics>Chapter 6 - The Human Eye and The Colourful World>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 9
Explain why the sun can be seen about two minutes before the actual sunrise. Draw a diagram to illustrate your answer.
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 1 Physics>Chapter 6 - The Human Eye and The Colourful World>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 10
Explain why, if we look at objects through the hot air over a fire, the objects appear to be moving (or shaking) slightly.
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10th CBSE
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 1 Physics>Chapter 6 - The Human Eye and The Colourful World>Long Answer Type Questions>Q 11
What is atmospheric refraction? What causes atmospheric refraction?
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10th CBSE
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Science for Tenth Class Part - 1 Physics>Chapter 6 - The Human Eye and The Colourful World>Long Answer Type Questions>Q 11
Why do stars twinkle on a clear night?