Why does the sky look red when the sun is near the horizon? Choose one option: 1-Since Mie scattering dominates for air molecules, and the light is scattered more with increasing wavelength, most red light will reach us. 2-Since Mie scattering dominates for air molecules, and the light is scattered less with increasing wavelength, most red light will reach us. 3-Since Rayleigh scattering dominates for air molecules, and the light is scattered more with increasing wavelength, most red light will reach through to us. 4-Since Rayleigh scattering dominates for air molecules, and the light is scattered less with increasing wavelength, most red light will reach through to us.
Why does the sky look red when the sun is near the horizon?
Choose one option:
1-Since Mie scattering dominates for air molecules, and the light is scattered more with increasing wavelength, most red light will reach us.
2-Since Mie scattering dominates for air molecules, and the light is scattered less with increasing wavelength, most red light will reach us.
3-Since Rayleigh scattering dominates for air molecules, and the light is scattered more with increasing wavelength, most red light will reach through to us.
4-Since Rayleigh scattering dominates for air molecules, and the light is scattered less with increasing wavelength, most red light will reach through to us.
The electromagnetic radiation of light is created by particles that have a much smaller wavelength than the radiation known as rayleigh scattering. The electromagnetic plane wave scattering of a light particle by a homogeneous sphere is known as Mie scattering.
As we know, the Rayleigh scattering amount is inversely proportional to the fourth power of the wavelength of the light. At the time of sunset or sunrise, the longer wavelength light is received more by the observer that is red. As wavelength increases, the Rayleigh scattering of light becomes less. The distance between the observer and sun is at its greatest in the morning and evening and the light of longer wavelength reaches the observer most, so the colour of the sun at the sunset or sunrise appears red to us.
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