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Question
Fill in the following blank with suitable word:
We can see the sun about ................ minutes before the actual sunrise and about ................ minutes after the actual sunset because of atmospheric ................
Solution
We can see the sun about two minutes before the actual sunrise and about two minutes after the actual sunset because of atmospheric refraction.
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