On a hot summer night, the refractive in...

On a hot summer night, the refractive index of air is smallest near the ground and increases with height from the ground. When a light beam is directed horizontally, the Huygens` principal leads us to conclude that as it travels, the light beam:

bends downwards

bends upwards

becomes narrower

goes horizontally without any deflection

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