Question

The sun appears bigger during sunrise or sunset because:

Options

• During this time the rays of sun travel through maximum distance in atmosphere.

• In doing so the rays get maximum displaced laterally.

• The image of sun is formed closer to the eye due to refraction

• All of these

Answer 1

All of these

Explanation:

At sunrise and sunset, sunlight travels through a greater distance in the atmosphere. Refraction shifts the Sun's apparent position and makes its image appear closer to the eye; the textbook explanation identifies all the listed effects.