Why does the Sun appear reddish in the early morning?
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Solution
Refraction:
Refraction is the phenomenon of change in the path of light going from one medium to another.
Explanation
The light rays from the sun must travel a considerable distance through the earth's atmosphere before reaching our sight before sunrise.
Due to shorter wavelengths, the blue color is scattered out throughout this voyage and because of longer wavelengths, only the red color is able to reach our eyes after the light is scattered by the atmosphere.
As a result, the sun appears reddish in the early morning because only red color reaches our eyes.
