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the refraction of light by the atmosphere
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The colors in a sunset typically transition from red and orange to pink, purple, and blue. This order is due to the scattering of sunlight by particles in the atmosphere, which causes shorter-wavelength colors like blue and purple to disperse first, leaving longer-wavelength colors like red and orange to dominate the sky.
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What order do the colors go in a sunset?
Orange then red i remember seeing
Do the colors in the sunset change to correspond with the sequence of colors in the rainbow?
Sure why not!
What are the colors of a sunset?
Please see related links.
A variety of sunset colors is evidence for a variety of?
A variety of sunset colors is evidence for a variety of elements in the Sun. apparent atmospheric thickness. atmospheric particles. atmospheric temperatures.
Why don't we see a beautiful sunset every day?
In order to have a beautiful sunset, there has to be water vapor or other particulates in the air to diffuse the light. But there can't be too much or they totally block the light. The presence of clouds and dust in the air in the correct percentages are what make the colors that we associate with a beautiful sunset.
What influences the sunset to be different colors?
There are many factors that influence the colors of a sunset. The Earth's atmosphere and traveling light are the two key factors. The atmosphere contains many particles of dust and water, and light reflects off of the particles in all directions. The size of the particles and light wavelengths influence the colors we see in the sunset.
Why does the sky change colors at sunset?
Because the atmosphere bends the light.
Why is the sky blue and the sunset red?
colors with short wavelengths scatter more
Does the sunset colors affect the weather?
That's backwards - the weather affects sunset colours not the other way around. The more air (colder, thicker, higher pressure, damper) the redder the sunset
How do you paint sunset?
Simply take the colors that you would like to be in your sunset and blend them in streaks across the painting. Add the sun or Cloud if You'd like.
How do you paint sunset sky?
Simply take the colors that you would like to be in your sunset and blend them in streaks across the painting. Add the sun or Cloud if You'd like.
What would it look like if you mix the colors orange and sky blue and gold and red?
Sunset
