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Explain what is Rayleigh scattering?

Important Questions on Effects of Light

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At noon, the sun appears white because -

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Sky at noon appears _____ in colour.
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The splitting of white light into its constituent colours is called _____of light.
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The sky generally appears blue, because the colour which scatters closest to the eye is:
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The band of seven colours formed on a white screen, when white light passes through a prism (or any transparent medium) is called _____.
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Choose an appropriate word and fill in the blank.

When light passes through a prism, it gets separated into _____ colours. 

(Options: seven, star, through, transparent, opaque, colours, shape, erect, inverted, luminous, candle)

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The clear sky appears blue because
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The colour of the light that deviates through the largest angle while passing through a prism is _____.
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The sky appears black when seen from the moon (or outer space) because _____ of light is not prominent at such height due to the absence of particles.
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Sunlight consists of _____ colours. 
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The sky looks blue on a clear, sunny day because of
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Which of the following is not caused by the atmospheric refraction of light?
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Various shades of colour are seen in the sky at sunrise and sunset due to _____(interference/scattering).
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The danger signals installed at the top of tall buildings are red in colour. These can be easily seen from a distance because among all other colours, the red light:
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When a beam of white light is passed through a glass prism, it splits to form lights of _____ colours.
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The sky looks blue on a clear, sunny day because of scattering of blue component of the white sunlight by _____ present in the atmosphere.
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The band of seven colours formed on a white screen is called _____.
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It is possible to recombine the lights of seven colours to obtain the _____ coloured light.
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The band of seven colours is called _____.
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The blue colour of the sky is due to: