Because of atmospheric refraction, sunrise appears earlier and sunset appears later than they geometrically would, by about?

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1. Because of atmospheric refraction, sunrise appears earlier and sunset appears later than they geometrically would, by about?

1 minute

2 minutes

3 minutes

4 minutes

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Earth’s atmosphere bends sunlight slightly, letting us see the Sun a little before it geometrically rises and a little after it geometrically sets — about 2 minutes in each case.