Light Phenomena

What do you call to the luminous ring around the sun

• halos

• rainbow

• sundogs

• fogbows

Imagine that this piece of paper is illuminated with white light and appears red. You see red light because

• the paper absorbs red and reflects other visible wavelengths.

• the paper emits red light.

• the paper reflects red and absorbs other visible wavelengths.

• the paper disperses white light

Red sunsets, blue moons, and milky-white skies are mainly the result of _______.

• refraction

• reflection

• dispersion

• scattering.

The blue color of distant mountains is due primarily to _____.

• diffraction of light

• refraction of light.

• scattering of light.

• . emission of light.

The blue color of the sky is due to _____

• selective scattering of visible light by air molecules.

• the filtering effect of water vapor in the earth's atmosphere.

• reflection of sunlight off the earth's oceans.

• transmission of visible light through the ozone layer in the earth's stratosphere.

Which of the following are capable of producing a red sunrise or sunset?

• small suspended salt particles

• small suspended dust particles

• volcanic ash

• all of the above

This can only be seen when the sun is to your back and it is raining in front of you.

• sundog

• rainbow

• halo

• sun pillar

A mirage is caused by __________________

• scattering of light by air molecules.

• the bending of light by air of different densities.

• a thin layer of moist air near the ground.

• reflection of light from a hot surface.

The splitting of white light into its constituent colors is called _______________

• dispersion

• interference

• scattering

• reflection

The band of colors result in the dispersion of white light

• color wheel

• color spectrum

• color coding

• colorless