Why are the clouds white?
Classical Mechanics
Level
1
Enter the letter of the correct answer.
A: The water droplets that make up clouds are large enough to scatter light of all wavelengths, which combine to make white light.
B: Clouds scatter light of the wavelength of white.
C: The Sun's rays bounce off the water droplets and hit many other objects before reaching our eyes, hence making them look white.
D: Our eyes really perceive everything as white, it's just that some things are actually, black in some amount, which changes the colour we see them to be.
Inspired by Why is the sky blue?.
by
Andrei Golovanov