Explain Why Stars Twinkle When Viewed from the Ground

question 27

Essay

Explain why stars twinkle when viewed from the ground. Would they twinkle if viewed from outer space?

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Definitions:

Gustation

The sense of taste, which is one of the five sensory systems and is initiated by flavor compounds stimulating the taste buds on the tongue.

Chemical Senses

Sense modalities including taste and smell, which involve the detection of chemicals in the environment and play a critical role in the experiences of flavor and scent.

Gestalt Principle

A concept in psychology that proposes the mind integrates patterns and objects into whole forms rather than perceiving the parts separately.

Good Continuation

A Gestalt principle of perceptual organization that states that elements that appear to follow in the same direction are more likely to be seen as a continuous whole.