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Why is the sky orange and red at sunrise and sunset

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Answer:

C-The thick atmosphere scatters all but longer wavelengths.

Step-by-step explanation:

Light travels through more atmosphere, leaving long wavelengths at sunrise/sunset

User Jitse Niesen
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Due to the red light waves being scattered the least by the molecules in the atmosphere, so when the light travels to our eyes we see mostly red/orange/yellow.

Hope this helps! :)

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