The setting sun appears red because its light is?

Question

refracted
reflected
diffracted or
scattered?

Answer 1

The light is refracted. However, the term scattered is also applicable, refracted just sounds better when used in conjunction with the topic of light.

Answer 2

Everyone likes to label it as Rayleigh Scattering but still very few explain that term. The Sun emits pure white light. As the sun comes up or sets, the light has more air molecules to travel thru, giving a longer bend to the white light, the reds having a longer frequency, and due to the longer bend of the light from the amount of air, we see reds at sunrise and sunset. AS the Sun climbs higher, it goes thru less air to get to ours eyes. Hence the light is not refracted as much, less bend you might say, blues have a shorter wavelength, so we see blue. Notice on clear cloudless days, the sky is real blue in the middle around noon and appears whitish at the horizon. We are looking at light traveling away from us at the horizon so we see the white light as from the sun. On cloudy or foggy days, less blue because the white light is being filtered by the greyness of the clouds or fog.

Answer 3

For every piece of knowledge, there will be atleast one more
meaning. That is because knowledge is infinite. No single
person can have all the knowledge about even a small thing
like a grain of sand.

For those who want to know a different meaning for the
red light:

http://www.redskyabove.com/
http://www.redskyinteractive.com/...
(Interesting Nautical Facts, Myths & Superstitions)
http://www.redskyatmorning.com/praisefor...
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/...
http://www.redskyimages.com/
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/red-s...

Answer 4

the light is filtered by the particles in the atmoshereand filtration is a product of all those things.

Answer 5

Hi. The blue (and ultraviolet) have been scattered out.

Answer 6

"Scattered" is the most correct answer.