A phenomenon known as the fata morgana is responsible for people on shore seeing ships “floating
in mid-air”, rather than floating on the water. On the diagram, A) draw solid line arrows (and the
normals) to show how rays of light actually travel through the different layers of air and B) dotted
line arrows showing how the brain perceives how rays of light travel through the different layers of
air. C) Explain how the different densities of layers of air above the water affect the speed of light as
it travels through these layers of air cause the fata morgana phenomenon.

A phenomenon known as the fata morgana is responsible for people on shore seeing ships floating in midair rather than floating on the water On the diagram A dra class=