Why during a hot summer day air above the land is shimmering - Science - Soil

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Why during a hot summer day air above the land is shimmering?

Jyotika Sachdeva · Accepted Answer

If we pass through a farmland during a hot summer day, we
will see that the aire above the soil is shimmering(shining with
slightly shaking light) This happens as follows: The soil in the
farmland contains some water On a hot summer day, this water of
soil evaporates to form water vapour The water vapour coming out of
the soil reflects the sunlight irregularly due to which the air
above the soil seems to shimmer
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