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It has to do with the amount of dust and water vapor in the atmosphere that the sunlight has to pass through and this light is slowed down to the color red. See the related link for more information.

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What are the 6 colors of a rainbow?

ROYGBIV - Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.


What process makes the sun appear red at sunset?

Refraction. At sunset/sunrise the sunlight passes through a lot of the atmosphere to get to the observer. All that air acts as a prism, bending the light, and blue light bends easier than red light. This means the blue light is bent more, and away from the observer, leaving only the red light behind.


What are the 5 colors of the rainbow in order?

All you need to remember is this: ROY G BIV. These letters stand for the order of the colors of the rainbow, which are: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet.Another way to remember the order of the colors of the rainbow is to recite the phrase Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.


Why is the sun blood red?

The sun appears blood red during sunrise or sunset due to the scattering of light by particles in the Earth's atmosphere. This scattering causes shorter wavelength colors like blue and green to be filtered out, leaving behind longer wavelength colors like red and orange.


Why are sunsets red?

Sunlight entering the atmosphere is "white" light, containing all the colors in the spectrum. Dust in the air tends to scatter the blue components of the sunlight making the sky appear blue.However, when we look towards the sun at sunset, we see red and orange colors because the blue light has been scattered out and away from the line of sight. The more dust there is in the air the more marked is this effect.

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What would it look like if you mix the colors orange and sky blue and gold and red?

Sunset


How do you answer this analogy red orange Blue?

blue : green :: red : orange blue is to green as red is to orange


Why is the sky and ocean naturally blue?

The ocean is not naturally blue, the water reflects the rays from the sky. The sky is blue because A clear cloudless daytime sky is blue because molecules in the air scatter blue light from the sun more than they scatter red light. When we look towards the sun at sunset, we see red and orange colours because the blue light has been scattered out and away from the line of sight.


What does it mean when the sun is red at sunset and why does it appear that way?

When the sun appears red at sunset, it is because the sunlight has to pass through more of the Earth's atmosphere, which scatters shorter wavelengths like blue and green light, leaving mostly red and orange light to reach our eyes. This scattering effect is why the sun looks red or orange during sunset.


What color is the sky originaly?

The original color of the sky is blue during the daytime due to Rayleigh scattering, which causes shorter-wavelength light (blue and violet) to scatter more than longer-wavelength light (red and orange) in Earth's atmosphere. At sunset or sunrise, the sky can appear orange, red, or pink due to the scattering of shorter wavelengths by particles and gases in the atmosphere.


What color would sunsets be if molecules in the sky where orange instead of blue?

Sunsets would likely appear orange or red if the molecules in the sky were orange instead of blue. This is because the scattering of light would cause shorter blue wavelengths to disappear, leaving longer red and orange wavelengths prominent in the sky during sunset.


Why is it during sunset sun's color become orange?

During sunset, the sun's light has to pass through more of the Earth's atmosphere, which scatters shorter wavelengths (blue and green light) while allowing longer wavelengths (red and orange light) to pass through. This scattering effect causes the sun to appear more orange or red in color during sunset.


If red is orange and blue is orange then what is orange?

Then, orange is PURPLE.(RED+BLUE=PURPLE.)OROrange is a fruit.


Why the sun is red or orange in the sunset?

The sun appears red or orange during sunset due to the scattering of light in the Earth's atmosphere. As sunlight passes through a thicker layer of atmosphere at lower angles, shorter wavelengths (blue and violet light) are scattered out, leaving the longer wavelengths (red and orange light) to dominate. Additionally, particles and pollutants in the air can enhance this effect, intensifying the warm colors seen at sunset.


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How to answer this analogy red orange Blue?

Red Orange Yellow*GreenBlue Indigo VioletRed is to Orange: Blue is to Indigo.INDIGO.AnswerRed is to orange as blue is to green. Red plus yellow is orange; blue plus yellow is green.


Why does the sun turn red at sunset?

The sun appears red at sunset because its light has to pass through more of Earth's atmosphere, which scatters shorter wavelengths like blue and green, leaving mostly red and orange light to reach our eyes.