When light is scattered while spreading out through the atmosphere, the light rays A) converge and follow the same direction. Eliminate B) deflect randomly in multiple directions. C) bounce back toward their initial direction. D) undergo regular reflection from a particle.

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Viviana Macdonald

20 December, 02:40

When light is scattered while spreading out through the atmosphere, the light rays A) converge and follow the same direction. Eliminate B) deflect randomly in multiple directions. C) bounce back toward their initial direction. D) undergo regular reflection from a particle.

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Finn Vargas · Answer 1

Different from reflection, where radiation is deflected in one direction, some particles and molecules found in the atmosphere have the ability to scatter solar radiation in all directions.