The Sun appears to be red as it sets because: 1. Air absorbs red light less than other frequencies (i.e., acts like a red filter). 2. The sunlight has a red-shift when you're moving fastest away from it. 3. The Sun cools down to 5000 K each evening. 4. Light is refracted as it enters the atmosphere. 5. The Sun dies in a glorious fireball each evening and is reborn each morning. 6. None of the above.

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The Sun appears to be red as it sets because:
1. Air absorbs red light less than other frequencies
(i.e., acts like a red filter).
2. The sunlight has a red-shift when you're
moving fastest away from it.
3. The Sun cools down to 5000 K each evening.
4. Light is refracted as it enters the atmosphere.
5. The Sun dies in a glorious fireball each evening
and is reborn each morning.
6. None of the above.
Transcribed Image Text:The Sun appears to be red as it sets because: 1. Air absorbs red light less than other frequencies (i.e., acts like a red filter). 2. The sunlight has a red-shift when you're moving fastest away from it. 3. The Sun cools down to 5000 K each evening. 4. Light is refracted as it enters the atmosphere. 5. The Sun dies in a glorious fireball each evening and is reborn each morning. 6. None of the above.
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