Colours of the sun


 
 
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Colours of the Sun

You must have noticed that the colour of the sun changes during the day. At noon, when the sun is directly overhead, the distance traveled by sunlight, through the atmosphere is short as compared to other times. So, sunlight comes across lesser number of particles, resulting in lesser scattering. Thus, around noon, the sun looks close to its actual colour, i.e., white.

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Question : 1

At noon the sunlight comes across lesser number of particles, resulting in lesser scattering thus the Sun looks close to its actual colour _______________ .

Right Option : C
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Question : 2

_________________  was the first person who discovered that sunlight is made up of seven colors.

Right Option : A
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Question : 3

At noon the sun appears white because the distance traveled by sunlight, through the atmosphere______________

Right Option : A
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