Question

The clear sky appears blue because:

Options

• Blue light gets absorbed in the atmosphere.

• Ultraviolet radiations are absorbed in the atmosphere.

• Violet and blue lights get scattered more than lights of all other colours by the atmosphere.

• Light of all other colours is scattered more than the violet and blue colour lights by the atmosphere.

Answer 1

Violet and blue lights get scattered more than lights of all other colours by the atmosphere.

Explanation:

Violet and blue colour have a shorter wavelength. So, they scattered more than lights of other colours by the molecules present in the atmosphere.