When Sunlight Passes Through the Atmosphere During a Sunset, the Distance

question 1

Multiple Choice

When sunlight passes through the atmosphere during a sunset, the distance through the atmosphere that a beam of sunlight must travel to reach our eyes __________ . As a result, the __________ wavelengths scatter back into space, whereas the __________ wavelengths can pass through the atmosphere.

• A)increases; longer; shorter
• B)increases; shorter; longer
• C)decreases; longer; shorter
• D)decreases; shorter; longer

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