Hi. I am doing a science fair project. The topic is "Does weather affect the color of sunrises/sunsets?" My partner left me to do all of the work i need help!! What color will a sunset/sunrise be if its sunny? or rainy? or cloudy? or humid? or foggy? please help its due tomorrow!!!! Please dont make up an answer. Ask anyone who might know!
2007-01-21 11:22:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Weather is not the only thing that affects the color of the sunrise/sunset; your geographical location, the amount of pollution in the air and recent natural disasters such as volcano eruptions can have a profound influence. There are several phenomena that explain the color changes, most of which revolve around the way light scatters as it hits dust, ash and other particles in the atmosphere.
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In short, particular weather will not, in and of itself, be the cause of a given color of sunrise/sunset. There will be many other key factors.
2007-01-21 11:28:38 · answer #1 · answered by bahdotcom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The weather does affect the colour of a sunrise and sunset.
I'm not certain of the actual chemical reason for it. But the light coming from the sun gets refracted if there are more particles in the air, ie.: smog, fog, rain, etc...
With more water in the air (foggy, rainy...) the light has a higher chance of hitting the suspended water molecules in the air and getting refracted.
It is for this reason that the sky looks blue.
2007-01-21 19:28:39 · answer #2 · answered by Michael Dino C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well diffusion rates do change depending on particulate load and water vapor content. this can be traced back to red sky at morning sailors take warning red sky at night sailors delight. you really need to look at sunsets in general and add to that. and well leave the name of the person that did nothing off your project.
2007-01-21 19:27:12 · answer #3 · answered by gsschulte 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would assume so since sunrises are really nonexistant in large cities with so much smog and crap, however i don't really know what color each of your listed scenarios would create. you might try looking around on www.wikipedia.org or maybe do a discussion on www.craigslist.com
2007-01-21 19:27:09 · answer #4 · answered by infomonger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋