2.13 Atmospheric Optics

Poll

Have you ever seen a double rainbow in person?

• Yes

• No

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Think about it...

When looking at the night sky and seeing the stars, what causes the stars to twinkle?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following conditions is most likely to result in increased twinkling of stars?

• strong winds and turbulence in the atmosphere

• clear skies with high atmospheric pressure

• calm and stable atmospheric conditions

Multiple Choice

How does a mirage form?

• when light disperses to form waves of multiple-colored wavelengths

• when light bounces off to its source and forms multiple images

• when light refracts through layers of air with different temperatures

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes a sundog?

• It is a type of meteor tail that streaks across the sky due to polluted air.

• It is caused by the reflection and refraction of sunlight off the clouds.

• It is a rare optical illusion due to temperature variations in the atmosphere.

Multiple Choice

Why do astronauts see the sky as black instead of blue when in space?

• because there is no atmosphere in space to scatter sunlight

• because the blackness of space overpowers the blue color of the sky

• because the blue color of the sky is an optical illusion caused by atmospheric

  scattering

Match

Match the given description with the phenomena.

• big, bright and colorful ring around the sun or the moon

• vertical shaft of light above the sun

• circle around the sun due to dispersion of light through small ice particles

• refraction of light through raindrops

halo

sun pillar

corona

rainbow

• halo

• sun pillar

• corona

• rainbow

Labelling

Identify the optical phenomena in the pictures displayed.

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Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Rainbow

Sunset

Light Pillar

Sundog

Mirage

Iridescence

Halo

Open Ended

Read the description below and the question that follows.

You are hiking in the mountains and notice a thin, colorful ring around the sun. You take out your camera to take a photo of this phenomenon. What is the name of this optical phenomenon, and what causes it?

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The optical phenomena seen is . . .

Open Ended

Define reflection and refraction, and give an example of reflection and refraction working together to produce an optical phenomenon.

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Reflection is . . .

Refraction is . . .

An example of an optical phenomenon in which reflection and refraction work together is . . .

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Choose the words that complete the sentence:

Soap bubbles are a great example of optics. First, as light passes through the soap layer and enters the bubble, it

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and changes direction. Then the light ​

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inside the bubble.