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You are in a desert on a hot day and see water in the distance. It is not really there, you see it because light bends due to a difference in the temperature of air. Which behavior of light best explains this? Select one: a. reflection b. translocation c. diffraction d. refraction

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B. Translocation

Step-by-step explanation:

It means a change in location. It often refers to genetics, when part of a chromosome is transferred to another chromosome, you want a change in location because you are so thirsty in the desert and need water

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d) refraction

Step-by-step explanation:

in physics, refraction is the change of direction of a wave passing from one medium to another. refraction of light is the most commonly observed phenomenon but other waves such as sound waves and water waves also experience refraction

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