Why do clouds appear white, while the sky appears blue?

Clouds don't scatter light.

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Clouds scatter only blue light.

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Clouds scatter all colours of light.

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Clouds scatter only red light.

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Solution

The correct option is C Clouds scatter all colours of light.

In a cloud, sunlight is scattered by large water droplets.

These particles scatter all colours almost equally. Therefore, the clouds appear to be white.

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