Why Sunsets Are

Red?
Presentation by Group 3
Ariq Naufal
Wahyudin
Devi Fitria
Farah Aprisza
Tsania Ziyan
Concept Map

What is
Sunset?

Why
Sunsets
Are Red?
What is Sunset?
Sunset or sundown is the daily disappearance of the Sun below
the horizon as a result of Earth's rotation.
Why Sunsets Are Red?
As the
Rayleigh
The path that sunlight
appearance
Scattering of the sun takeschanges
through with
our
atmosphere
the time of
Rayleigh increases
day.
Scattering While init length,
is the may beROYGBIV
dominantlyyellow
elastic
encounters
during more
midday, and
it is more
often atmospheric
found
scattering of light or other electromagnetic to
particles.
gradually
radiation byThis
turn results
color much
particles in
asthe scattering
it approaches
smaller thanof the
greater
sunset.
wavelengthand greater
Thisof can
the be amounts
explained
radiation. of yellow light.
by light
Rayleigh
During sunset
scattering.
scattering Ashours,
does the
not sun theapproaches
change light
thepassing the
state of
through
material our
horizon atmosphere
line,
and sunlight
is, hence, must a to ourtraverse
eyes tends
parametric a
to be most
greater
process. concentrated
distance
The through
particles may withbered
our and
individual
orange
atoms orfrequencies
atmosphere; this isofItdemonstrated
molecules. light.
can occur For this reason,
whenin light
the
the sunsets
diagram.
travels have
through a reddish-orange
transparent solids andhue. The
effect
liquids,ofbut
a red sunset
is most becomes more
prominently seen in
pronounced
gases. if the atmosphere contains
more and more particles. The presence of
sulfur aerosols (emitted as an industrial
pollutant and by volcanic activity) in our
atmosphere contributes to some magnificent
sunsets (and some very serious
environmental problems).