MCQ
At noon the sun appears white as:
  • A
    Light is least scattered.
  • B
    All the colours of the white light are scattered away.
  • C
    Blue colour is scattered the most.
  • D
    Red colour is scattered the most.

Answer

  1. Light is least scattered.

Explanation: Sun is directly over head and sunlight travel relatively shorter distance causing only little of the blue and violet colours to be scattered.

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