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प्रश्न
Which of the following phenomena contributes significantly to the reddish appearance of the sun at sunrise or sunset?
विकल्प
Dispersion of light
Scattering of light
Total internal reflection of light
Reflection of light from the earth
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उत्तर
Scattering of light
Explanation -
Red colour scatters the least and hence travels the farthest. During sunset or sunrise, light has to travel a longer distance to reach us.
Hence, only red light reaches us and the sky appears reddish.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What do you understand by the term Scattering of light?
Answer the following questions in your own words.
What is meant by scattering of light?
How does the intensity of scattered light depend on the wavelength of incident light? State conditions when this dependence holds.
The sky at noon appears white. Give reason.
Give reason why the smoke from fire looks white.
Give reasons:
Space beyond the earth's atmosphere appears dark.
Give some examples of scattering of light that we come across in day-to-day life.
Answer the following question in your own words:
What is meant by the scattering of light?
Why does the sky appear in blue colour?
The deflection of light by minute particles and molecules of the atmosphere in all directions is called ____________ of light.
