What is responsible for looming?

Total internal reflection of light

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Dispersion of light

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Coherence of light

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Refraction of light.

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The correct option is A
Total internal reflection of light

Looming is an optical illusion, at sea-shore in winter evening, due to which an image of a ship is seen formed in air in sea-sky.

It is due to total internal reflection.

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Which of the following phenomena of light are involved in the formation of a rainbow?

(a) Reflection, refraction and dispersion
(b) Refraction, dispersion and total internal reflection
(c) Refraction, dispersion and internal reflection
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Question 6
Twinkling of stars is due to atmospheric

(a) dispersion of light by water droplets
(b) refraction of light by different layers of varying refractive indices
(c) scattering of light by dust particles
(d) internal reflection of light by clouds

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(a) Total internal reflection
(b) Diffraction of light
(c) Refraction of light

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(c) interference of light (d) refraction of light

Question 10
Which of the following phenomena contributes significantly to the reddish appearance of the sun at sunrise or sunset?

(a) Dispersion of light
(b) Scattering of light
(c) Total internal reflection of light
(d) Reflection of light from the earth

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What is responsible for looming?

The correct option is A Total internal reflection of light Looming is an optical illusion, at sea-shore in winter evening, due to which an image of a ship is seen formed in air in sea-sky. It is due to total internal reflection.

The correct option is A
Total internal reflection of light

Looming is an optical illusion, at sea-shore in winter evening, due to which an image of a ship is seen formed in air in sea-sky.

It is due to total internal reflection.