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The Sun becomes visible to us approximately how long before the actual sunrise, due to atmospheric refraction?

Question
The Sun becomes visible to us approximately how long before the actual sunrise, due to atmospheric refraction?
30 seconds
2 minutes
10 minutes
1 hour
Answer
2 minutes
Detailed Explanation
The chapter states the Sun is visible to us about 2 minutes before the actual sunrise because of atmospheric refraction.
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