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The clear sky appears blue, because...

The clear sky appears blue, because

A

blue light gets absorbed in the atmosphere

B

ultraviolet radiations are absorbed in the atmosphere

C

violet and blue lights get scattered more than lights of all other colours by the atmosphere

D

light of all other colours is scattered more than the violet and blue colour lights by the atmosphere

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The correct Answer is:
C
The clear sky appears blue is due to Rayleigh scattering of sunlight. The molecules in the air scatter blue light from the sun more than they scatter red light.
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  • The sky appears blue because

    A
    red light is absorbed
    B
    blue light is absorbed
    C
    blue light is scattered the most
    D
    it is natural colour

  • The sky appears blue because :

    A
    There is more blue colour in sunlight than any other colour
    B
    Short waves are scattered more than long waves by the atmosphere
    C
    The eye is more sensitive to blue color
    D
    The atmosphere absorbs long wave lengths more than short wave lengths

  • The sky appears blue, because आकाश नीला लगता है, क्योंकि

    A
    In sunlight blue colour is more than other colours/सूर्य के प्रकाश में नीला रंग और रंगों से अधिक है।
    B
    Short wave length scattered more than long wavelength by atmosphere/लघु तरंग दीर्घ तरंगों की अपेक्षा वायुमंडल द्वारा अधिक प्रकीर्ण होता है।
    C
    Blue colour is more soothing/नीला रंग नेत्र को अधिक सुग्राही है।
    D
    Atmosphere is more absorbed by short wavelength than long wavelength/वायुमंडल दीर्घ तरंगदैर्ध्य को अपेक्षाकृत अधिक अवशोषित करता है |

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