8.6 SCATTERING OF LIGHT

Why the sky look blue during midday and red during sunset

• Reflection of light

• Refraction of light

• Dispersion of Light

• Scattering of Light

Why does scattering of light occur?

• Light rays are blocked and reflected to all directions by the clouds or particles in the air

• Light rays are blocked and reflracted to all directions by the clouds or particles in the air

• Light rays are passing through and refracted to all directions by the clouds or particles in the air

Which of the following is example light scattering ?

( There CAN be more than 1 answer)

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Here is an example of fine particles in the atmosphere that scatter light.

(More than one answer)

• Dust

• Water droplet

• Leaf

• Gas molecule

The light colors that are scattered a lot are ........

• blue

• green

• red

• yellow

The blue sky and the red sky at dusk are natural phenomena caused by the scattering of light

• TRUE

• FALSE

At dusk, sunlight shines _______.

• straight

• bright

• horizontally

At noon, the sky looks blue because the blue light has a wavelength that______ is absorbed by the gas molecule.

• The longest

• short

• the fastest

Which of the following is a natural phenomenon caused by the scattering of light?

• Star twinkles

• The sky is blue

• Rainbow after Rain

At noon, the sky looks blue because the blue light has a wavelength that______ is absorbed by the gas molecule.

• The longest

• short

• the fastest