QuestionOptics / scattering of light
Which one of the following statements is true about the appearance of colour of the Sun in the sky?
- (a) At sunset (or sunrise), sunlight travels more distance in the atmosphere and higher frequency radiations scatter away resulting into red sunset (or sunrise).
- (b) At sunset (or sunrise), sunlight travels least distance in the atmosphere and higher frequency radiations scatter away resulting into red sunset (or sunrise).
- (c) At noon, sunlight travels least distance in the atmosphere and relatively less amount of sunlight is scattered and therefore the Sun appears reddish.
- (d) At noon, sunlight travels least distance in the atmosphere and larger amount of sunlight is scattered and therefore the Sun appears reddish.
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