Which option identifies the energy issues in the following scenario? Wendy is designing a new device to convert sunlight into energy to power her small art studio, but it is not able to capture the necessary amount of solar radiation to keep the lights on consistently.

Some solar radiation is reflected from Earth back to space.
A percentage of solar radiation is absorbed by Earth.
A percentage of solar radiation is blocked by the atmosphere.
Some solar radiation is unable to be used for energy.

nah.   i'm just sleepy.

true is the correct answer

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scattering of light by tiny particles in air to produce the colors we see on sky, is dependent on the following factors:

(i) wavelength of light

(ii) size of the scattering particle  

(iii) distance traveled by light through the atmosphere.

according to rayleigh's law of scattering, the amount of scattering is inversely proportional to the fourth power of its wavelength. shorter the wavelength, greater is its scattering. hence violet/blue light is scattered more than red.

sun's light is a composite light ( visible light) with wavelengths in the range 400 nm (violet) to 700 nm (red). as sunlight passes through our atmosphere, the molecules of air scatter light according to their wavelengths. during sunrise and sunset, the sun's position is below the horizon. hence light from the sun travels a greater distance in the atmosphere when compared to its position a noon.

as sunlight enters the earth's atmosphere, blue light is scattered away and at the end of its journey in the sky, only red and orange wavelengths remain in the beam.

hence at sunrise and sunset, the sky appears reddish orange.