State whether the following statements are true or false :
(a) The scattering away of red light makes the sky appear blue during the day time.
(b) The scattering away of blue light makes the sun appear red at sunset.

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(a) False
(b) True

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(a) Draw a neat and labelled diagram of the experimental set up for observing the scattering of light in a colloidal solution of sulphur to show how the sky appears blue, and the sun appears red at sunrise and sunset.
(b) Out of blue light and red light, which one is scattered more easily ?
(c) Which component of sunlight is scattered away when the sun appears red at sunrise or sunset ?
(d) What causes the scattering of blue component of sunlight in the atmosphere ?

Sun appears red at sunrise and sunset. This happens because the component of light having _________, gets scattered away.

Q. Question 4
At noon the sun appears white as

(a) light is least scattered
(b) all the colours of the white light are scattered away
(c) blue colour is scattered the most
(d) red colour is scattered the most

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Scattering of light causes the blue colour of the sky and the reddening of the sunduringg sunrise and sunset.

Q. The sky appears red at sunrise and sunset. Because the red light scatters less and enter our eyes.

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State whether the following statements are true or false : (a) The scattering away of red light makes the sky appear blue during the day time. (b) The scattering away of blue light makes the sun appear red at sunset.

(a) False (b) True

State whether the following statements are true or false :
(a) The scattering away of red light makes the sky appear blue during the day time.
(b) The scattering away of blue light makes the sun appear red at sunset.

(a) False
(b) True