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Which characteristic property of light is responsible for the blue colour of the sky ?

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ICSE-SPECTRUM-EXERCISE C
  1. Why is the colour red used as a sign of danger ?

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  2. How would the sky appear when seen from the space (or moon)? Give reas...

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  3. Which characteristic property of light is responsible for the blue col...

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  4. The colour of sky, in direction other than of the Sun, is blue. Explai...

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  5. (i) Why does the sun appear reddish at sun-set or sun- rise ? (ii) F...

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  6. The sky at noon appears white. Give reason.

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  7. Give reasons for the following: During the day : Clouds appear whi...

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  8. Give reason why the smoke from a fire looks white.

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  9. What is meant by scattering of light?

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  10. How does the intensity of scattered light depend onthe wavelength of i...

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  11. When sunlight enters the earth's atmosphere, state which colour of lig...

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  12. A beam of blue, green and yellow light passes through the earth's atmo...

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  13. In the atmosphere which colour of light gets scattered the least ?

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  14. Why is the colour red used as a sign of danger ?

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  15. How would the sky appear when seen from the space (or moon)? Give reas...

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  16. Which characteristic property of light is responsible for the blue col...

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  17. The colour of sky, in direction other than of the Sun, is blue. Explai...

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  18. (i) Why does the sun appear reddish at sun-set or sun- rise ? (ii) F...

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  19. The sky at noon appears white. Give reason.

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  20. The clouds are seen white. Explain.

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