Multiple choice

At noon the sun appears white as

  1. light is least scattered.

  2. blue colour is scattered the most.

  3. red colour is scattered the most.

  4. all the colours of the white light are scattered away.
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Explanation

At noon, the sun is overhead, and light travels through a shorter path in the atmosphere. Because there is less atmosphere to pass through, there is minimal scattering of colors, so the sun appears white.

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