Why do heat waves make what you’re seeing bend? Like the space above a fire?

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Why do heat waves make what you’re seeing bend? Like the space above a fire?

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Heat causes the air to expand, and the differences in air density causes light to noticeably bend when passing from thinner to thicker air.

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